The aim of the scheme is to provide small grants to individuals within the United Kingdom to help support a visit for collaborative research at the interface of Mathematics and Computer Science, either by the grantee to another institution within the U.K. or abroad, or by a named Computer Scientist or Mathematician from within the U.K. or abroad to the home base of the grantee. The time available for joint research arising from the grant is expected to be several working days. Grants under the scheme are to fund visits to institutions and are not to fund attendance at conferences. The maximum sum available is £500 and, where necessary, grantees will have to cover further costs from other sources such as departmental or personal funds.

The intention is to provide sufficient funds so that the call on other sources is held within manageable bounds. Applications should be made with the form, available here in RTF and PDF formats or via the Administrative Offier (contact details below). Applicants should set out the proposed academic case for the visit, including a description of a specific project, an explanation of how the proposed research lies at the interface of Mathematics and Computer Science, the standing of the collaborator and an estimate of costs. Applicants should bear in mind that the purpose of the Scheme is to support specific projects with named collaborators and not, for example, simply to contribute to the costs of a sabbatical visit.

A brief report on the use of the grant is expected: this should describe the academic outcome of the visit(s), together with very brief financial details.

Awards will be restricted to one award in any given academic year (August to July) and in the event of oversubscriptions in any particular round, normally at least a year would pass before a subsequent award could be made.

Please send completed application forms to Scheme 7 Grants (computerscience@lms.ac.uk), London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, 57-58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS.