General Information
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Lisa Simonyi, the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), the Minerva Research Foundation, the Robert S. Hillas Fund and the Princeton University Department of Mathematics, Women+ and Mathematics (W+AM) is an annual program with the mission to recruit and retain more women in mathematics. W+AM aims to counter the initial imbalance of those entering mathematics training as well as the higher attrition rate of female and underrepresented groups of mathematicians at every critical transition stage in mathematical careers. W+AM encourages mathematicians to form collaborative research relationships and to become active in a vertical mentoring network spanning a continuum from undergraduates to emeriti professors, which provides support and reduces the sense of isolation experienced by many underrepresented groups in mathematics. While there are a number of programs targeted solely at undergraduates, or graduate students, or postdocs, very few programs provide the depth and breadth that come from simultaneously including features tailored for undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers from a broad spectrum of US institutions, all in one united community of scholars, as W+AM does.
If accepted to the program, your offer letter will detail funding dependent on the program being hybrid, virtual, or on campus. The following are also provided by the program:
- Shared lodging in apartments on or near the IAS campus.
- All meals
- Reimbursement for travel
- A childcare fund has been created to cover costs of dependent childcare, so participants with children can more easily attend the program.
Eligibility Guidelines
There are three levels of participants:
- undergraduate students at the junior and senior levels
- graduate students at all levels
- postdoctoral researchers and young faculty
Application Details
Submit the following items online to complete your application:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Transcript
- Reference letter (to be submitted online by the reference writers)
Details:
Research Offering Type
Research Assistant
Location
USA
Undergraduate School
College, Wharton, Engineering
Source
External
Contact Information
Michelle Huguenin (wam@ias.edu)