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The James Stewart fund provides funding for students in Mathematics and Statistics to participate in opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them. These can include, but are not limited to, summer research with faculty at McMaster or elsewhere, travel to conferences, outreach activities. Undergraduate students at McMaster may wish to have a research opportunity that is not covered by the NSERC USRA awards; for example, to work for just one or two months, or to work with a faculty member at another university. Students at another university may apply for funding to work with a McMaster faculty member. Undergraduate or graduate students may apply for support to travel to a relevant conference.
Awards are available to students in any Mathematics and Statistics program at McMaster, and to students in any program to work with a faculty member in the Mathematics and Statistics department at McMaster.
Applications for Small Awards (up to $500) will be accepted at any time and funded on a rolling basis. For Large Awards (up to $5000) there will be a call for proposals in the winter term. It is expected, although exceptions are possible, that funding will be used in the subsequent summer. Applications demonstrating that matching funds are being provided will be viewed more favourably than those without. Applications by undergraduates and by graduate students will be assessed separately. Previous awards can be viewed here.

Applications are now invited for Large Awards for summer 2023.

An application consists of:

• a description of the proposed project (up to one page), with a timeframe;
• a budget, specifying how much funding is requested and how it will be spent (e.g. stipend, travel, etc);
• a cv;
• an (informal) transcript;
• a letter of support from a faculty member at McMaster (potential supervisors and projects can be viewed here. If research is to be conducted at another university, there should be a letter of invitation from that university. If a student is registered at another university, there should be a letter of recommendation from that university.

Students are encouraged to consult with the undergraduate advisor Dmitry Pelinovsky or the graduate advisor Ben Bolker for advice on the budget and the feasibility of their project.

All applications should be sent to fogarty@mcmaster.ca with subject line Stewart Award. Applications are due March 28, 2023.