Summer Program for Women in Mathematics
June 27, 2009 to August 1, 2009
The George Washington University Summer
Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM) is a five-week intensive program for
mathematically- talented undergraduate women who are completing their junior
year and may be contemplating graduate study in the mathematical sciences.
Goals of this program are to communicate an enthusiasm for mathematics, to
develop research skills, to cultivate mathematical self-confidence and
independence, and to promote success in graduate school.
- ELIGIBILITY. Applicants must
be US
citizen or permanent resident undergraduate women at a US
university or college, who are completing their junior year, or
equivalent, and have mathematical experience beyond the typical first
courses in calculus and linear algebra.
- AWARD. Sixteen women
will be selected. Each will receive a travel allowance, campus room and
board, and a stipend of $1,750.
- PROGRAM. SPWM will offer
a number of seminars led by active research mathematicians, with the
assistance of graduate students. The seminars will be organized to enable
the students to obtain a deep understanding of basic concepts in several
areas of mathematics, to learn how to do independent work, and to gain
experience in expressing mathematical ideas orally and in writing. No
course credits or grades will be given. There will be panel
discussions on graduate schools, career opportunities, and the job market.
Weekly field trips will be organized to facilities of mathematical
interest around the Washington area.
Send your application so as to
reach us by February 27, 2009 for full consideration.
Applications
are accepted only by mail. Application forms may be obtained from the director or
may be downloaded from the program homepage. Early applications are
encouraged.
For further
information, please contact the director:
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Professor Murli
M. Gupta
Mathematics
Department (Monroe
240)
2115 G
Street, NW Washington, DC 20052
Telephone: 202-994-4857
FAX:
202-994-6760
Email: mmg-at-gwu.edu
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