Programs

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Programs for Graduate Students and Recent Ph.D.s

Career and Professional Development

• On the Market is a job search blog for the mathematical sciences community by the Joint Committee on Employment Opportunities.

• PhD + epsilon An early-career mathematician blogs about her experiences and challenges.

• Jobs and Employment Assistance

• Headlines and Deadlines for Students

• AMS Graduate Student Blog is a new blog by and for math graduate students, managed by Frank Morgan.

• How to Give a Good Colloquium

• Advice on jobs and employment

• AMS Nominee Membership is a free membership given to full-time graduate students by Institutional Member departments. Take advantage of your free benefits - get started by creating a web account.

• AMS Membership - 50% savings for first 5 years of regular membership is for individuals just out of graduate school and beginning their careers.

• Under the Microscope where women and science connect, from the Feminist Press

• National Postdoctoral Association

• Preparation of Future Faculty in Mathematics, PFF Project

• Involve-A Journal of Mathematics

• AMS Mathematics Research Communities Mathematics Research Communities (MRC) is open to mathematicians at the beginning of their research careers (those who are close to finishing their doctorates or have recently finished).  U.S. citizens and individuals affiliated with U.S. institutions are welcome to apply.

• The AMS is a supporter of Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) Fellows

• American Statistical Association's List of Internship Opportunities

• Annual listing of "Doctoral Degrees Conferred"

• MIT Open Courseware

• FieldsLive: Live Streaming from the Fields Institute

• Opportunities with the Central Intelligence Agency

• Additional programs and opportunities listed here and here.

Funding and Fellowships

• The CUNY Graduate Center announces New Fellowships for Fall 2013

• AMS-Simons Travel Grants for those beginning their research careers

• The National Security Agency

• The NSF East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes Program

• Stipends for Study and Travel

• AMS Graduate Student Travel Grants and other funding opportunities

• The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program This fellowship program provides students with three years of financial support including a $30,000 annual stipend and $10,500 cost-of-education allowance. U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens at or near the beginning of research-based graduate studies in the Chemistry, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Engineering, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, and Social Sciences fields are eligible to apply.

• The National Science Foundation's Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships This fellowship program provides support for recent PhDs in the mathematical sciences.  There are two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship.

• Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Education Program This education program provides scholarships and fellowships to students including an annual salary, full tuition, and other normal educational expenses. The purpose is to promote the education, recruitment and retention of undergraduate and graduate students in science, mathematics and engineering studies. The SMART Education Program is open only to citizens of the United States, and students must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible. There is an employment obligation to DoD with this education program.

• The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) This fellowship program is sponsored by the Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program. This program is intended for U.S. citizens at or near the beginning of their graduate studies in science and/or engineering programs. The fellowships are for three year tenures. The stipends begin at $30,500 for the first year fellows, $31,000 for second year fellows, and $31,500 for the third year fellows. Full tuition and fees and a health insurance allowance are included as part of the program.

• The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program This program is open to U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents and offers a competitive stipend as well as insurance, relocation, and travel allowances. This program offers one to three year postdoctoral fellowships designed to increase the involvement of scientists and engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy. This program has a rolling admission.

• The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP) NREIP is a ten week summer research opportunity for undergraduate Junior and Seniors, and Graduate students, under the guidance of a mentor, at a participating Navy Laboratory. The stipend amounts for the program are $5,500 for undergraduate students and $6,500 for graduate students. U.S. citizenship required; Permanent residents accepted at certain labs.

• Department of Homeland Security has initiated an undergraduate and graduate fellowship program in science and technology.

• National Physical Science Consortium has graduate fellowships for minorities and women in the physical sciences and related engineering fields.

• Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

• The Sloan Foundation offers special scholarships to underrepresented minority students who are beginning their doctoral work in engineering, natural science, or mathematics.

Summer Programs

• RTG Summer School on Microlocal Analysis and Inverse Problems

• The NSA Summer Program for Graduate Students

• The NSF East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes Program

• Nebraska Immerse, NSF-sponsored summer programs for recent PhDs.

• Institute for Mathematics and its Applications 2013 PI Summer Graduate Program: Flow, Geometric Motion, Deformation and Mass Transport in Physiological Processes

• Motivic Invariants and Singularities Thematic Program, sponsored by the NSF, NSA, and the Center for Mathematics at Notre Dame University.

• AMS-AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Summer Fellowship

• Institute for Advanced Study - Program for Women in Mathematics

• Virginia Commonwealth University - Summer Student Program in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health Epidemiology

Questions about AMS employment services should be directed to emp-info@ams.org

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