Mathematical Biology
Funds mathematics with real biological relevance — and asks for innovation on both sides plus genuine integration between them.
NSF's Mathematical Biology programme funds research in any area of the mathematical sciences with relevance to biology.
Three things have to be true of a successful proposal, and NSF lists them together: mathematical innovation, biological relevance and significance, and strong integration between the mathematics and the biology. A strong result in one alone is not the brief.
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Research in any area of the mathematical sciences with relevance to biology, requiring mathematical innovation, biological significance, and strong integration between the two.
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