Purpose of the Award
The purpose of this Fellowship is to provide financial summer support and to recognize graduate students with exceptional research potential. The award is intended to assist the recipient(s) in making substantial progress on their Ph.D. research program by freeing them from other duties and responsibilities in the corresponding summer term. It is expected that the recipient(s) of the award will avoid any other obligations (particularly, teaching) during the supported Summer term. The recipient(s) may choose to register for a Summer course, but the grant does not include any tuition payment.
Eligibility
The Fellowship is open to all current UF Mathematics graduate students who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy, have already made some progress on their research problem, and who are NOT planning to graduate in the supported Summer term. The Fellowship is primarily intended to support students in the Summer prior to their completion of doctorate degree.
Selection
The recipient(s) will be chosen by the Selection Committee chaired by the CAM co-director Sergei Pilyugin and including two other Mathematics faculty members. The selection criteria shall be based on the applicant’s research promise as well as the anticipated impact of the grant in promoting the completion of their PhD research project.
Reporting
Each recipient of the Fellowship must submit a brief summary (2-3 page maximum) of their accomplishments during the supported period. The reports must be submitted by the end of September via e-mail to Sergei Pilyugin (pilyugin@ufl.edu). It is also expected that the recipient(s) will acknowledge CAM support in the resulting publications.
Requirements
The purpose of the support is to free the student from other responsibilities, and so the recipient is encouraged to avoid other obligations during the supported summer. The recipient may choose to register for a summer course, but the grant does not include any tuition payment.
Grant Amount
$4000 direct grant, no tuition payment.
Number of Awards:
Required Application Materials
A one to two page description of the proposed summer research project and an up-to-date CV.
Application Procedure and Deadline
A call for applications will be emailed in January of each year. The required application materials must be emailed as pdf attachments to Sergei Pilyugin at pilyugin@ufl.edu before 4:30 PM on the deadline stated in the call.
Past Winners:
- 2021 Michael Engen and Harold Jimenez-Polo
- 2020 Julien Sorci
- 2019 Alex Wagner
- 2018 Chenxi Chen
- 2017 Meric Augat
- 2016: Francis Adams and Evan Milliken
- 2013: Cheyne Homberger
- 2012: Mat Gluck