Application is now open for the Abel Visiting Scholar Program. Interested applicants are encouraged to send their applications in before the deadline date.
About the Scholarship
The Abel Visiting Scholar Program was specifically designed for mathematicians working in developing countries who wish to travel abroad for at least a month of research study. They must have documentation from their host institution proving they will receive financial support from that institution to cover their living expenses for that month and any additional months they wish to spend abroad. This research sabbatical offers crucial support while continuing sustainable research agendas while remaining competitively priced. It is geared toward mathematicians with postdoctoral degrees who are just beginning their careers and who need time away from teaching as well as academic obligations.
Students from disadvantaged countries have the chance to collaborate with researchers from other countries for a whole month while being completely paid thanks to the Abel Visiting Scholar Program. The program will provide gifted individuals with an unmatched opportunity to hone their research skills while learning cutting-edge methodologies that will lead to fruitful research results that matter for significant scientific advancements and global progress. Students enrolled will be mentored by esteemed professors and world-class researchers from around the world.
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The International Mathematical Union’s Commission for Developing Countries oversees the Abel Visiting Scholar Program, which provides fully-funded opportunities for foreign academics from all disciplines to pursue postdoctoral studies in various parts of the world. The program is funded by the Abel Prize in Mathematics. Scholars who meet the requirements and can submit three applications each year are given three scholarships each lasting at least one year, giving them the chance to participate for at least a month each time! Postdoctoral mathematicians who get research funding can take advantage of protracted periods of research abstinence. Sabbaticals are crucial expansions of their academic and instructional responsibilities that enable the development of long-lasting and fruitful research agendas.
Due to the lack of fully financed changes in mathematics as a result of funding difficulties in this field, academics eagerly await postdoctoral scholarships. The Commission for Developing Countries is devoted to working with the International Mathematical Union to find answers to any challenges that mathematicians face while carrying out their research. The CDC seeks to make up for any financing shortage after seeing the untapped potential in mathematics resources that help developing countries. They yearly provide math scholarships to help people achieve this aim by enabling them to pursue their educations abroad without having to pay for them.
Mathematicians can undertake important research while establishing an international network, which is impossible to achieve without joining this fully-funded study program, especially for Postdocs. Students of mathematics should seriously consider applying to this exceptional and prestigious postdoctoral fellowship. Before submitting your application, be sure to read all instructions completely.
Details about Abel Visiting Scholar Program:
Scholarship Sponsor: Abel Prize
Scholarship Value: Fully funded
Number of awards: 3
Study level: Research/Fellowship
Host Institution(s): The International Mathematical Union
Benefits:
- The grant amount is between 4,400 EUR and $5,000. Plans also include travel expenses such as direct flights in economy class from the employee’s place of employment to the host site.
- Transportation costs (Public) include travel between an airport, railroad station, or airport and a person’s house, institution’s headquarters, or residence, as well as four taxi rides there and back (receipts are required for reimbursement).
- If required, Abel Visit Scholar Grants will pay for one night per departure and arrival in addition to assisting with visa and travel insurance costs. Additionally, every day offers a monthly stipend based on the local cost of living in each target nation.
- Scholars should stay in hotels for 4 to 6 weeks when there are no guesthouses or flat rentals available; however, longer stays may necessitate renting an apartment or guesthouse that is appropriate for longer stays. The grant covers the cost of their accommodations in their host nation.
Eligibility Criteria for Abel Visiting Scholar Program
Applicants are advised to meet the following conditions to be eligible for the Abel Visiting Scholar Program:
- Applicants must be citizens of an underdeveloped country at the time of application and have at least a Ph.D. Additionally, they want to work for academic institutions or research organizations.
- Candidates don’t have to be full-time employees, but they must have a contract with a college or university and be under 35 at the time of the deadline.
- Candidates taking a vacation from their careers may take up to three years off. Candidates must demonstrate their track record of success and that they have already started doing research with possible foreign research colleagues to be considered.
- Women who are studying mathematics should apply.
Application Process for Abel Visiting Scholar Program
Each completed application submitted using the Online Application Form must contain:
- CVs for the candidate and the host, each no longer than three pages, should include a list of recent publications.
- Research proposal for the visit – Research proposals should outline the research project and specify the mathematicians the candidate will work with. The applicant must have previously established a research partnership with the potential foreign research partner(s). The previous collaboration will be viewed favorably. The domestic institution of the overseas partner should host the partnership.
- A formal invitation from the partner institution’s institution
- Recommendation letter – If the overseas research partner (the host) did not write the recommendation letter, the application should contain a statement from the host endorsing the study proposal.
- A copy of the Ph.D. degree
- A statement from the employer that is signed and stamped that details the current job status or position at the home institution. The length of employment should be specified in the statement. Please use the template attached.
- A rough budget estimate. Use the Tentative Budget Form, please. (To learn more, visit ‘Financial Support’)
- For the IMU website, a picture of the applicant
- Applicants must provide documentation of matching funding from the host institution to cover living expenses in the event of a research visit lasting more than a month.
Please combine all necessary files into a single (1) PDF file before uploading it to the online application form. Please take note that incomplete applications won’t be evaluated if submitted after the deadline. Application submission is requested at least two weeks in advance. You can also visit the official website for further details.
Further Information
Please be aware that you must first establish an account to access the online application form. On the account registration page, you may register for an account. When you connect to your account, the online form will be accessible.
Application Deadline:
Apply now by August 31st, 2023 for Abel visiting scholar program visits between 1 January and 30 April 2024!
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