Initial Inquiry form for Simons Collaboration in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Initial Inquiry form for 
Simons Collaboration in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences

CU Boulder Call for Ideas:

CU Boulder is soliciting preliminary ideas and interest for submission to the Simons Foundation’s Collaborations in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences. This form will prompt outreach from the Industry and Foundation Relations team to discuss your idea, the program, and how the campus can support potential submissions.

The program:

A Simons Collaboration in MPS should address a mathematical or theoretical topic of fundamental scientific importance, where a significant, new development creates a novel area for exploration or provides a new direction for progress in an established field. The questions addressed by the collaboration may be concrete or conceptual, but there should be little doubt that answering them would constitute a major scientific milestone.

  • Funding and duration: $2 million/year over 4 years.
  • LOI deadline: Late September/early October

Complete program guidelines and FAQ are available at: 

Director

Each collaboration is led by a collaboration director who is expected to determine the scientific agenda, coordinate the scientific activities of the other members, determine (in collaboration with the other members) the scientific themes, coordinate a collaboration website, and organize collaboration meetings and activities as appropriate, including a two-day annual meeting at the foundation. The director will be the foundation’s main point of contact for the activities of the collaboration. It will be responsible for monitoring the overall progress of the research effort and deciding on research directions and personnel as the collaboration evolves.

Questions about this program or the Simons Foundation more generally can be submitted here:

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Additional information:
The information provided below will help IFR begin to assess the alignment between your idea and the Simons Collaboration in MPS program to determine a path forward.
Managed and Questions
The Simons Foundation relationship for the CU Boulder campus is managed by Director of Foundation Relations, Andrew Chiacchierini. Questions about this program or the Simons Foundation more generally can be submitted here: ifr@colorado.edu