[cmath] CALL FOR PROPOSALS - 2005 ENDOWMENT GRANTS COMPETITION

[Graham Wright]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - 2005 ENDOWMENT GRANTS COMPETITION


The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the 2005 
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 tends 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, 2005.

The Chair of the Endowment Grants Committee invites emails expressing 
interest in the grant as soon as possible

Dr. Karl Dilcher
Chair, Endowment Grants Committee
Canadian Mathematical Society
577 King Edward
Ottawa, ON  K1N 6N5
chair-egc at cms.math.ca




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