[cmath] Call for Proposals - 2007 Endowment Grants Competition
Graham Wright
gpwright at cms.math.ca
Thu May 24 10:58:25 EDT 2007
Call for Proposals - 2007 Endowment Grants Competition
The Canadian Mathematical Society is pleased to announce the 2006 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-curricular
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, 2007.
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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