Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences

The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) jointly support fundamental research in mathematics and statistics necessary to answer questions in the biological and biomedical sciences. This initiative promotes research at the interface between mathematical and life sciences, designed to encourage new collaborations as well as support innovative activities by existing teams. The program offers two tracks: Track 1 supports exploratory projects with total budgets up to $600,000 for 3 years, while Track 2 supports larger-scope projects from well-established teams with total budgets up to $1,200,000 for 3-4 years. Successful proposals must address clearly stated biological/biomedical questions, develop innovative mathematical/computational/statistical methods, and articulate how the mathematics or statistics will drive biological/biomedical discovery. Research collaborations including scientists from both life and mathematical science communities are expected.