MAA Diversity Initiative Grants

by Jean Bee Chan
Sonoma State University

The Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities and Chapters (CUSAC) of the MAA administers the Diversity Initiative program to help departments send students from underrepresented groups to the joint mathematics meetings. This year we have received limited funds to support this effort for the January 2010 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) in San Francisco, California.

If you are a faculty member planning to take undergraduate students to the joint meetings, and some or all of them are from groups that are under- represented in the mathematical sciences, please consider applying for one of these mini grants. CUSAC can award a grant of up to $500 per institution for student travel, lodging, registration, and food. Presentation of a paper or poster is not required. Grantees are to pay for travel expenses first and apply for reimbursement after the Joint Mathematics Meetings.

Interested faculty members (not students) please email Jean Bee Chan of Sonoma State at jbchan1@yahoo.com for an application form as soon as possible. Applications may be filed by email. The deadline is November 2, 2009.

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Due to limited funds, priority is given to institutions within about 200 miles of San Francisco. Only one mini grant per institution.

Application for a Mini Grant for Student Travel

Faculty Name:
Institution:
Distance between your institution and San Francisco:
Mailing Address:
Email address:
Phone number:
Cell phone number:

Please list the names of your students. We understand plans of students often change at the last minute but submit a list that you believe to be as accurate as possible. For each student, indicate if the student will present a poster or has applied for an MAA travel grant.

Names of students:
Presenting a Poster?
Applied for MAA travel grant?

Please explain why your students are qualified for a Diversity Initiative Grant:

The grant can pay for registration, travel, lodging, and food for students attending the 2010 Joint Mathematics Meetings. The amount of a grant will depend on the number of applicants. The maximum award is $500. No grant report is needed. Students who receive mini grants are expected to attend Reception for Undergraduates, MAA Lecture for Students, Undergraduate Student Poster Session, and as many activities and talks as possible.

Please include an itemized budget here:

Amount requested:

Application Deadline is November 2, 2009

Please email a completed application to Jean Bee Chan at
jbchan1@yahoo.com>

or send by U. S. mail to

Jean Bee Chan
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928