IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program 2025

IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program 2025 are fully funded PhD scholarships for international students. International Mathematical Union Scholarship value is up to a maximum of USD 10,000 per year and cover tuition fee, accommodation, travel expenses and living expenses.

Professional mathematicians are invited to nominate highly motivated and mathematically talented students from developing countries who plan to complete a doctoral degree in a developing country, including their own home country.

Nominees must have a consistently good academic record and must be seriously interested in pursuing a career of research and teaching in mathematics.

It is the hope of the donors, the International Mathematical Union and The Friends of the International Mathematical Union that the fellowship helps educate the next generation of mathematicians and hopefully results in extended benefits to the home countries of those chosen for the fellowships.

Scholarship Summary

Level of Study: PhD
Institution(s): International Mathematical Union
Study in: Any country
Opportunity Focus Areas: Mathematics
Program Period: 4 years
Deadline: May 31, 2024

Scholarship Coverage

IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program value is up to a maximum of USD 10,000 per year can be covered by the grant:

Full tuition fee
Accommodation expenses
Travel expenses to the host institution (if different from the home country)
Basic living expenses that will depend on the cost of the living of the country in which the student will study his/ her doctoral program

Eligibility Criteria for IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program

To qualify for IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program, candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:

Required Language: English.
Eligible Countries: All world countries
Students cannot apply themselves for the fellowship.
Professional mathematicians (including those who have superannuated, but continue to mentor young students). It is preferable that the nominator has been mentoring the nominee.
The student must be resident and a citizen of a developing country.
The student must either be pre-accepted to join a doctoral program in the first academic year after the time of selection in a university or research institution which is based on a developing country or already be enrolled in a doctoral program in a university or research institution which is based on a developing country.
There is no age limit for the student.
Nomination for women students is strongly encouraged.
The fellowship will be sanctioned for one year at a time and is renewable annually, based on satisfactory progress of the awardee and will cease to be awarded when the awardee completes the doctoral program or at the end of four years, whichever is earlier.

How to Apply for IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program?

Please follow the following application instructions to apply for IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program:

(1) Register on the International Mathematical Union Platform from here.

(2) Fill in the Online Application Form from here.

Prepare the materials required for the selection process: (Only files in PDF format can be uploaded.)

Statement from nominator
Scanned copy of student (nominee) passport.
Official letter of pre-acceptance in the PhD Program.
Budget of total expenses requested.
PhD Supervisor CV.
Research Project.
Two letters of recommendation which both cannot come from the nominator.
Transcripts of coursework (certified copies (e.g. stamped by the university)) of the student:
A) BSc degree or equivalent.
B) MSc degree or equivalent.
Nominee CV.
Nominee letter of motivation, research project and future plans of the student.
Nominator declaration.
PhD Supervisor declaration.
Nominee (student) declaration.