2004 endowment grants competition

[Graham Wright]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the 2004
Endowment Grants Competition to fund projects that contribute to the
broader good of the mathematical community. The Endowment Fund is used
to fund such projects and the Endowment Grants Committee (EGC)
administers the distribution of the grants and adjudicates proposals
for projects. Depending on the performance of the CMS Endowment Fund,
the funds available for this year’s competition may be less than past
years.

Proposals must address the goal and statement of purpose of the
Canadian Mathematical Society. The goal of the Canadian Mathematical
Society is to support the promotion and advancement of the discovery,
learning, and application of mathematics. The CMS Statement of Purpose
is:

1.	To unify and support Canadian mathematicians through effective
communication, broad membership, sponsorship of diverse activities,
and partnerships with like professional societies.

2.	To support mathematics research through the communication of
current research to both the specialist and non-specialist, public
recognition of research accomplishments and collaboration with the
research institutes and granting agencies.

3.	To support the advancement of mathematics education through
joint projects with mathematics educators at all levels, promotion of
educational advancements, and partnerships with provincial ministries
of education and organizations supporting mathematics education.

4.	To champion mathematics through initiatives that explain,
promote and increase the general understanding of mathematics, provide
extra-curricula opportunities for students, and encourage partnerships
with corporate, government and not-for-profit agencies.

An applicant may be involved in only one proposal per competition as a
principal applicant. Proposals must come from CMS members, or, if
joint, at least one principal applicant must be a CMS member.
The EGC will consider funding proposals for a maximum of three years.
However, multi-year proposals must be funded from the funds available
to the EGC in the year of application. The EGC will consider funding
proposals to a maximum of $5,000 per year.

The EGC committee intends to favour proposals where CMS funds can be
leveraged or where proposals have no other natural funding body to
which to apply.

If it is anticipated that a proposal will generate something of
lasting financial value, proposers must indicate that this is the case
and declare their intent with respect to that value. Application
process. Application forms and templates as well as advice and
directions are available at the CMS website
www.cms.math.ca/Grants/EGC. Proposals must be received no later than
September 30, 2004.

The Chair of the Endowment Grants Committee invites emails expressing
interest in the grant as soon as possible chair-egc at cms.math.ca

Thomas Ransford
Chair, Endowment Grant Committee
Canadian Mathematical Society
577 King Edward
Ottawa, ON  K1N 6N5