MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
Funds every NSF mathematics programme through one door — roughly 600 awards from a $200 million pool, with no deadline.
NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate routes its mathematics portfolio through this single notice, covering theoretical and applied mathematics alike.
The programmes are Algebra and Number Theory; Analysis; Applied Mathematics; Combinatorics; Computational Mathematics; Foundations; Geometric Analysis; Mathematical Biology; Probability; Statistics; and Topology. Three structural pro…
NSF's mathematics portfolio through one solicitation — algebra and number theory, analysis, applied mathematics, combinatorics, computational mathematics, foundations, geometric analysis, mathematical biology, probability, statistics and topology, plus research infrastructure, focused research groups and research training groups.
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