2018

• February 1, 2018 (Decisions will be made by March 30, 2018)
• June 1, 2018 (Decisions will be made by July 30, 2018)
• October 1, 2018 (Decisions will be made by November 30, 2018)

In order to apply please take the following steps:

1. Please fill out and submit the online application form for the IMU-Simons Programs.
2. Upload all requested documents (two CVs: of the host and the applicant, detailed Research plan, invitation letter by the host institution, letter by the home institution, tentative budget details in USD) as 1 joint PDf to the Online Application Form.
3. A nice picture of you for our website (upload separately to the Online Application Form)
    

If your application is NOT completed by the deadline, it CANNOT be considered for evaluation. Please send your application at least two weeks in advance so it can be checked.

The grant under this scheme will cover up to 5,000 USD:

1. Travel costs
   1. from the place of work of the applicant to that of the host to the extent of economy class airfare.  The flight will be booked and directly paid by the IMU Secretariat.
   2. (Public) transport (surface transport by rail or bus between the nearest city where the airport is located and the headquarters of the candidate or the city/town where the host institution is located, if necessary). Maximum four (4) Taxi fares (on submission of receipts) may be allowed to travel between the home and the airport/railway station (upon arrival and departure).
   3. In case the applicant has to stay in a hotel before departure or upon arrival, this needs to be mentioned in the budget details. Maximum one (1) night (both arrival and departure) can be paid from the grant.
2. Visa fees
3. Travel insurance charges 
4. Basic living cost  (daily allowance based on living cost of the visiting country/city, This amount includes the cost for public transport and all other living costs). For a list please go here.
5. Accommodation cost in the host country (Only guest house of the institution or a rented flat. Hotels are allowed if the hosts provides a statement that no guesthouse or rented flat is available). 

All invoices for travel cost, visa, insurance, public transport, accommodation and up to four taxi receipts and all boarding tickets have to be kept by the grantee and be sent (original) to the CDC/ IMU Secretariat by regular mail. 

Please note that the grant does not cover any travel costs, accommodation and living costs for requests for additional trips (e.g. to participate in conferences/ workshops) during this time. Those costs have to be covered by the grantee or his/her host institution. The living and accommodation cost only cover the research period. In case the grantees stays abroad for privat or other purposes not related to the research visit neither living or accommodation cost can be covered from the grant.

The grant is paid in two installments:

• First payment for accommodation in the host country, travel insurance, 50% of the living cost and visa before departure.
• Second payment for the remaining living costs and transport to the airport after the visit (excluding living costs). 
• To receive the second payment the report, pictures and all invoices must be send to the IMU Secretariat before the second payment can be initiated.

• If you do not receive an automated reply after submitting the application, let us know via cdc.grants@mathunion.org
• If you are applying for the IMU-Simons African Fellowship Program then you cannot apply for the Abel Visiting Scholar program simultaneously.
• If for some reason the visit is postponed/ canceled, you must inform the IMU Secretariat immediately.
• All spending needs to be verified with invoices and funds spent without receipts have to be returned to CDC.

In case of any question regarding the program, please contact Theresa Loske, IMU Secretariat via e-mail cdc.grants@mathunion.org

Good luck!