L O N D O N   M A T H E M A T I C A L   S O C I E T Y

Financial Support for International Short Visits - Scheme 5 Grants

Important Notes

Before Completing the Form:
•	Please ensure that you have complied with the rules on our website and read the notes below.
•	Applications for a grant under this scheme should be made by a mathematician based in the UK.
•	The grant is support visits involving African countries or countries in which mathematics is in a similar position, for other visits a Scheme 2 or Scheme 4 grant may be more appropriate.
•	Enquiries should be addressed to grants@lms.ac.uk.

General Guidelines:
•	The Committee will support only mathematical activities or the mathematical component of wider activities, and here the word mathematical excludes mathematics education.
•	The Society does not like to receive sequential applications for grants to support the same or closely related events, and will not allow its limits for individual schemes to be exceeded by artificially sub-dividing an application into a number of separate requests under different headings.
•	Academic and financial reports will be required after the visit.

Assessment Checklist:
Applicants may like to note the following checklist used by the Committee when assessing applications:
•	Mathematical quality of the project. 
•	Well argued proposal, with a clear statement of the mathematical component in the case of a wider project. 
•	Well thought out and cost-effective budget, with the request restricted to allowable costs, and an appropriate and clearly identified balance of funding from other sources. 
•	Likely beneficiaries. 
•	Limitation on the number of grants awarded to any individual or department. 
•	Sufficient time available for publicity of the event. 
•	Receipt of satisfactory reports on previous grants. 

Completing the Form:
•	Please do not amend the structure of the form.
•	Applications should be set out clearly, and preferably typed.
•	Applications should be self-contained; please do not append substantial documents that contain irrelevant detail or refer to websites for key information.
•	CV’s should be no more than two sides of A4, which should include a list of selected recent papers.
•	If the applicant is not a member of the Society then the application must be countersigned by a member who is prepared to support the application.

Academic Case:
•	The academic justification for a Scheme 5 grant should focus on the benefit to the Scheme 5 country (ie country in Africa or a country in which mathematics is in a similar position) that the proposed visit would bring.
•	It should not be assumed that the distinction of the visitor renders further justification unnecessary.

Expenditure:
•	The maximum award shown on the website is the upper limit, not the standard award.  Grants are made to meet actual expenditure on items in the application.
•	Applicants are expected to make economical travel arrangements where possible.
•	Reasonable visa costs are regarded as part of normal travel expenses.
•	Any surplus grant must be returned to the Society as soon as possible and may not be used for other purposes.

Application Checklist:
•	Applications must be signed and if applicable, countersigned by an LMS member.
•	Attach CV
•	Please do not include these notes with your application
•	Applications should be sent in hard copy to:
Programme Secretary, London Mathematical Society,
De Morgan House, 57-58 Russell Square, London WC1B 4HS
Applications will be acknowledged by email.

L O N D O N   M A T H E M A T I C A L   S O C I E T Y

International Short Visits - Scheme 5 Grant Application Form

This version is dated 27/03/09. Before completing this application please refer to the notes at the end of the form.

1.  	DETAILS OF APPLICANT	
	Name: 	
	(Please include title)			
	Address:				

     	Email address:				
     	Telephone number:				
     	Fax number:	
		
2.  	DETAILS OF PROPOSED VISIT	
a.	Applicant will visit:

Name:					Institution:				Country:		
(Please include title)

OR

b.	Applicant will receive:

Name:					From institution: 			From country:	
(Please include title)	
c.	Planned itinerary:  
	(Please include dates)

	
d.  	Brief summary of the justification for the visit:
(please refer to the Important Notes under Academic Case above)

	
e. 	Brief statement of the academic standing of the visitor.  Please attach a brief CV of the visitor.  (This should be no more than two sides of A4 and should include a list of selected recent papers.  It is not necessary to attach a CV for visits abroad.)

	
f.	Please explain how this visit will benefit the Scheme 5 country in question.

	
3.  	FINANCIAL STATEMENT	

	Estimated expenditure (please indicate if any items are not relevant) 

a. 	Accommodation costs for visitor				£

b.	Subsistence costs for visitor					£

c.	Travel costs for visitor					£

d.	Other (please give details below)					£

	.......................................................................................................

e.	Total estimated expenditure:				£

f.	Contributions from other sources:				£

	
4.  	APPLICATION
	Precise amount applied for:					£
	I would wish to claim the grant in the financial year starting 1 August 20____
Grants must be claimed in a specified financial year from 1 August-31 July.  Please state in which year you intend to claim the grant, bearing in mind that grants should normally be claimed not earlier than 3 months before, and not later than 3 months after, the event for which the grant is made. 
	
Signed by Applicant.........................................................................................................................  Date .........................	
If the applicant is not a member of the London Mathematical Society then this application form should be signed by a member who is prepared to support the application.

Name of member ...........................................................  Signed ..........................................................  Date ..........................