Research Grants Committee

The Committee is responsible for awarding research grants and international grants. ÌýIn particular, the Committee is responsible for disbursing grants for the support of scientific meetings, under such general terms and conditions as Council shall approve and disbursing grants for the support of visits by mathematicians to institutions other than their own under such schemes as Council shall approve.

Terms of Reference

The Committee's full terms of reference are available here.

Grants

The Committee assesses applications for grants to supportÌýconferences, research workshops, visits, joint research groups and research in pairsÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýInternational grants.Ìý

Annual application deadlines

Scheme(s) Deadline Date Decision Date
ÌýConference Grants (Scheme 1)

22 January

15 May

15 September

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June

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ÌýVisiting Speakers to the UK (Scheme 2) Ìý

22 January

15 May

15 September

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February/MarchÌý

June

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ÌýJoint Research Groups (Scheme 3) Ìý30 SeptemberÌýÌý ÌýOctober
ÌýResearch Reboot (Scheme 4)

22 January

15 May

15 September

February/MarchÌý

June

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ÌýResearch in Pairs (Scheme 4) Ìý

22 January

15 May

15 September

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February/MarchÌý

June

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ÌýCollaborations with Developing Countries (Scheme 5)Ìý Ìý Ìý

22 January

15 May

15 September

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June

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ÌýResearch Workshop Grants (Scheme 6) Ìý

22 January

15 May

15 September

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June

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Committee Membership:Ìý

The names, insitutions and research interests of current committee members are listed below:

  1. Amanda Turner (Chair; Leeds) Probability, complex analysis, and mathematical physics, with a specific interest in random growth models.,Ìý
  2. Hung Bui (Manchester) Analytic number theory, analytic theory of the Riemann zeta-function and L-functions, distribution of primes; Sieve methods; Number Theory in function fields; Random Matrix Theory,
  3. Stephen Connor (York; Climate Working Group Rep) Statistics, applied probability, coupling theory, perfect simulation, convergence rates of Markov processes,
  4. Andrew Dancer (Oxford)ÌýGeometry,
  5. Irene Kyza (St. Andrews) Partial Differential Equations, Computational Mathematics, Numerical analysis,
  6. Jesus Martinez Garcia (Essex) Algebraic and complex geometry, birational geometry, moduli spaces, computational algebraic geometry, K-stability, Fano type,
  7. Apala Majumdar (Strathclyde)ÌýApplied mathematics, mathematical modelling, applied analysis, theoretical physics,
  8. Frank Neumann (Leicester; MARM Board Chair) Algebraic topology, algebraic geometry,
  9. Tristan PryerÌý (Bath; Bath Symposia Rep.),
  10. Mariya Ptashnyk (Heriot-Watt) Nonlinear partial differential equations, multiscale modelling and analysis, fast-low dynamics, bifurcations theory, pattern formation,
  11. Markus Szymik (Sheffield)ÌýSymmetries in topology, geometry, algebra, homotopy theory, homological algebra, representation theory, K-theory.

Dates of Meetings

The Committee has three awarding meetings per year, in February, June and October plus a strategy meeting in January.Ìý

Bath Symposia:

For further details about the Bath Symposia or any queries relating to organising a Bath Symposium, please email grants@lms.ac.uk

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