Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences - PIMS

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) welcomes applications for support of conferences, workshops, seminar series and related activities in the mathematical sciences, to occur on or after April 1, 2010.

Deadline

The current call for proposals has now closed. Proposals for 2011 will open in spring 2010.

To ensure full consideration, proposals must be received by October 1, 2009. Earlier submissions are recommended so that scientific input can be obtained in a timely manner. The Scientific Review Panel will meet to review proposals in November 2009 and the results will be announced in December 2009.

Submission

Most ordinary proposals must be submitted online at: Submit a Proposal. (Exceptions are noted below.) You will receive an automatically generated e-mail message confirming receipt of your application immediately after you finalize all changes on your proposal. Should you need to make changes to your application after the FINAL submission, or wish to check on the status of your proposal, please contact the PIMS Program Coordinator Ken Leung at kleung@pims.math.ca.

Incomplete proposals and late submissions may not be included in the scientific review process.

Exceptions:

1. Some small budget items (exemplified below by "Pacific Northwest Seminars") can be requested directly by email to the PIMS Deputy Director at deputy.director@pims.math.ca and are not subject to the above deadline.

2. As well, Thematic Programs are initiated by direct discussions with the Deputy Director.

3. Submissions of proposals for Collaborative Research Groups follow a somewhat different procedure which is explained below.

Content of Proposals - General Activities

All proposals should contain each of the nine sections in the outline below. Give affiliations of all persons cited. Item 5 should be at most 100 words and may appear in public announcements. Further details may be discussed in item 8, as well as any unusual features of the proposal, history and possible future aspects, educational benefits, etc. The budget should be itemized and detailed to the level of, for example, a cost estimate of travel and accommodation for each invited speaker.

1. Title of proposal.

2. Organizer(s), including affiliation(s).

3. Place and dates.

4. Amount of funding requested from PIMS.

5. Summary of scientific and other objectives.

6. List of participants (invited, confirmed, speaking?).

7. Intended audience, provision for students.

8. General comments.

9. List of other sources of funding and support.

All proposals for general scientific activities and major education and industrial outreach events should follow the above format.

Collaborative Research Group (CRG) Proposals and Letters of Intent 

CRG proposals are initiated by writing a letter of intent. PIMS invites interested researchers to submit letters of intent for a Collaborative Research Group to start in or after April 2011. Letters of intent should be 2-4 pages long. On advice of the PIMS Scientific Review Panel the PIMS Director will invite successful groups to submit a full proposal for a period of concentration. Full proposals are usually developed in consultation with the PIMS Deputy Director and Site Directors and then formally submitted as per their instructions.

All letters of intent and proposals should contain each of the four sections in the outline below. Give affiliations of all persons cited. Item 4 should be at most 100 words and may appear in public announcements.

1. Name of Collaborative Research Group.

2. Name, affiliation and CV/biosketch of CRG Leaders (at least two different PIMS sites should be represented).

3. List of proposed events/modules.

4. Summary of scientific and other objectives.

Pacific Northwest Seminars

These are scientific meetings of one to two days in length. Funding of up to $1,000 and administrative support may be available from PIMS. Proposals for Pacific Northwest Seminars need not be adjudicated by the Scientific Review Panel.