About
The Edinburgh Mathematical Society (EMS) was founded in 1883 and has since become firmly established as the principal society for the Mathematical Sciences community in Scotland. The Society organizes meetings, popular lectures, and awards prizes in mathematics. It provides funding opportunities including the Schools Enrichment Fund, Student Research Bursaries, and Research Support Fund, and publishes the Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. The EMS is a registered charity in Scotland.
Funding Opportunities
Research Support Fund
The Edinburgh Mathematical Society's Research Support Fund, established in 1983 to celebrate the Society's centenary, provides financial support for a variety of mathematical activities. The fund supports activities that benefit the broad mathematical community, particularly in Scotland. It can be used to support research visits, conferences, workshops, summer schools, publications, and provide guarantees for self-financing projects. The main criteria for assessment are academic merit and benefit to the mathematical community, whether individuals, groups, or the community at large. The fund may be used to top up support from other sources, and applications from non-members must be counter-signed by a Society member.
Schools Enrichment Fund
The Schools Enrichment Fund provides financial support for mathematical activities which fall outside the normal school curriculum in Scotland. The aim of the fund is to encourage talented young people to develop an interest in mathematics through imaginative projects or events. Anyone, whether or not they are a member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, may apply for a grant from this fund for a Scotland-based mathematical activity. The fund supports a wide range of activities including transport for pupils from isolated rural schools to attend mathematics events, Maths Days for pupils from feeder primaries to help ease the primary-secondary transition, maths clubs and competitions, Mathematics Masterclasses, revision events and study camps for Higher and Advanced Higher pupils, whole-school maths roadshow events, and cross-curricular projects with a substantial mathematical element. Applications are considered monthly starting in September and continue until the Enrichment Fund budget for that academic year has been spent. Each institution is restricted to at most two applications with a total limit of £700 in a single school year. Awards will normally be paid to the applicant's institution, and recipients are required to submit a short report once the activity has taken place.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 2
- Source Domain
- ems.ac.uk
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