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Application Guidelines and
Information
Deadline for submission of
applications is February 15, 2004.
(Late applications may be accepted at the discretion of the organizers.)
Response may be expected in early April.
Be sure to read the
guidelines and requirements for your chosen program before accessing and
completing the online application. Incomplete application packages cannot
be forwarded to the selection committee.
Guidelines for each program are contained in
pertinent sections below. Applicants should choose the one program which is most
appropriate for them. Included in each section is a list of the items necessary
for a complete application package.
Financial support is available in all programs.
Applicants are invited to request financial support by checking the appropriate
boxes on the application form.
For hard-copy applications, please contact the
IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute office:
e-mail pcmi@ias.edu
or carleen@math.utah.edu
telephone 1-800-726-4427 or 1-801-585-7661 (worldwide)
fax 1-801-581-5508 (worldwide)
PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSION:
Online Application form:
The application is submitted from this web
site. Supplemental information may be submitted via e-mail, fax, or
regular postal or express service. A follow-up phone call or email to confirm
receipt is recommended.
Letters of Recommendation:
Letters of Recommendation may be submitted via
email directly from the person writing the recommendation, or by regular
postal or express service, or by fax. A follow-up phone call or email to
confirm receipt is recommended.
Curriculum Vitae:
Curriculum vitae should be submitted via
regular postal or express service. Your vita may be faxed or emailed if it
is no more than 2 pages in length.
Pre-print (where applicable):
If a preprint is submitted in support of your
application, please send only the abstract and the reference pages. Preprints
should be submitted as hard copies via regular postal or express service, or
they may be faxed if no more than 3 pages. Electronic submission is also
possible (.pdf file attachment), providing there are no more than 3 pages to
be printed out. Otherwise, please send a hard copy.
Formats supported for email
attachments:
.pdf
.txt
.rtf
.doc
.wpd
Please
note that TeX files cannot be printed by the PCMI office. TeX files should
be converted to .pdf files before transmission.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES BY PROGRAM
Undergraduate
Faculty
PhDs with at least two years of teaching
experience are welcome to apply. This program is not for graduate students.
UFP application requirements:
Mathematics
Education Researchers
Participation in Summer Session 2004 is by
invitation only.
High
School Teachers
and Math Supervisors
All teachers interested in participating in the
Summer Session, including those who have participated in the past must apply for
admission.
High Sschool Teacher application requirements:
Groups of at least 5 teachers from cities or
regions other than those listed may apply if they have been able to find an
interested university/college faculty member to act as PDO group leader (contact
Catherine Giesbrecht at giesbrec@ias.edu,
or call 1-800-726-4427 before applying).
Math Supervisors requirements:
A limited number of mathematics specialists will be selected to participate in
a one week math specialist program during the 2004 summer institute.
Mathematics specialists should fill out the form for high school teachers.
Graduate
Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Some mobility between programs is expected and
encouraged, but interested candidates should read the guidelines carefully and
apply to the one program best suited to their field of study and experience.
Postdoctoral scholars who are working in the field of Geometric Combinatorics
should apply to the Research Program, not to the Graduate Summer School..
Graduate
Summer School:
Graduate students who are beyond their basic
courses and recent PhDs in all fields of mathematics are encouraged to apply
to the Graduate Summer School. Funding will go primarily to graduate students.
Postdoctoral scholars not working in the field of Geometric Combinatorics
should also apply, but should be within four years of receipt of their PhD.
Graduate Summer School application requirements:
Mathematical
Researchers
Research mathematicians and postdoctoral
scholars working in the field of Geometric Combinatorics are encouraged to
apply. The applicant should already have obtained a PhD or be expecting to
receive one by the summer of 2004. This program is not for graduate students
or for PhDs with limited expertise in the research topic. (see guidelines for
Graduate Summer School).
Research Program application requirements:
Undergraduate
Students
Undergraduate mathematics majors interested in
an intensive research experience in mathematics are encouraged to apply to the
Undergraduate Program. Undergraduates at all levels will be considered. A
modest stipend will be awarded to participants who are U.S. citizens or U.S.
permanent residents.
Undergraduate Student Program application requirements:
Supplemental application
materials should be sent to PCMI's Utah office:
IAS/Park City Mathematics
Institute
c/o Dept of Math
University of Utah
155 S. 1400 E., JWB 233
Salt Lake City UT 84112
or via email to pcmi@ias.edu
Application deadline is February
15, 2004.
Late applications may be accepted at the discretion of the organizers.
Financial support is available.
PCMI is sponsored by:
The Institute
for Advanced Study
Einstein Drive
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
phone: 1-800-726-4427 or 1-801-585-7661
fax: 1-801-581-5508
pcmi@ias.edu
Updates
December 5, 2003.
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