Mathematical Sciences Grants

The Mathematical Sciences Program supports research for undergraduate programs, conferences and workshops in five subject areas: Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, Number Theory, Probability and Statistics. The award for conferences and workshops will no

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This will benefit mathematical researchers and those who are in the process of acquiring the skills necessary to do research in the the mathematical sciences. Beneficiaries are those who meet the criteria above and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents as well as their students who are U. S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.

Summer salary, professional travel, publishing costs, undergraduate support, graduate student support, postdoctoral support, and conference support. No more than two summer months support based upon the type of grant that is awarded. No released time from teaching during the regular academic year; not tuition payments.

Assistance funds are available for a period of up 12 months, unless an option has been proposed, and accepted for 12 additional months. Conferences, may be funded for a shorter period of time.

Criteria is dependent upon the type of proposal received and will be outlined in the Evaluation Criteria of the Grant Solicitation. Individual research, conference/meeting, or undergraduate research experience. Primarily criteria for individual research are the qualifications of the principal investigator and quality of the research proposed. Cost is considered when deciding upon funding e.g., up to two months of summer salary and /or student support, depending on the research grant type. The government reserves the right to partially fund any successful proposal based upon availability of funds.

Proposals are evaluated for the intellectual merit and broad impact of the proposed activity by panels of NSA mathematicians. NSA determines which proposals will receive support together with the amount of that support and notifies our decisions in a timely fashion to all who submitted a proposal. Funds will be provided in a timely manner contingent upon them being appropriated and authorized by Congress, so no expenditures on these grants are allowed until the grant award document is in place. The Agency Grants Officer coordinates with the performing organization for the effective award and administration of the grant.

Approval/Disapproval time frame ranges generally from 90 to 120 days.

Options for a second year of support may be proposed,and if accepted, grants with these options may be exercised at the sole discretion of the government. In all other situations, only no-cost extensions will be allowed when work is not completed. Funds will remain.