IMU CDC 2025 Graduate Research Assistantships (Funded)

Research assistantships are always in demand. They are paid positions that let the students, typically graduate students, to assist faculty members with their research-based or research projects. Research assistantships often involve tasks such as analysis, data collection, and literature review. The best part of these assistantships is that they provide students with worthwhile hands-on research experience. They can contribute to students’ academic and professional development. Since research assistantships hold big values, the researchers or the research students keep finding them. Thus, for them, there is a colossal opportunity available and open for applications. Applications are open for the IMU CDC 2025 Graduate Research Assistantships. If you are interested in applying and meet the eligibility standards (mentioned ahead in the post), you may apply for the same. Complete details about the opportunity are available next in the article.

Information Regarding IMU CDC 2025 Graduate Research Assistantships

According to online information and from the official source, IMU CDC launched in 2017 the Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program. Under the GRAID Program, modest support is provided to the emerging research groups, which are working in a developing country listed in Priority 1 or 2 of the IMU Definition of Developing Countries to provide them funding for their highly talented (exceptional) students to study full-time as graduate research assistants. It must be noted that supported students have to pursue a master’s or PhD graduate degree program in mathematics.

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Successful students will be offered a stipend per month to study full-time and pursue their master’s or PhD graduate degree programs in mathematics. In addition to this, this program also supports the students to establish their networks with an international mathematician.

Volunteering donations from mathematical institutions or mathematicians around the world provide funding for the graduate research assistantships.

Eligibility Criteria for Graduate Assistantships in Developing Countries

To be considered and apply for this program, interested candidates are required to meet the following criteria:

Those who want to apply should be a university professor in mathematics having a PhD degree. They need to be based at a research center or a university located in a developing country classified under Priority 1 or 2 in the IMU CDU Definition of Developing Countries.
The applicants are presently supervising mathematics master’s or PhD students.
They should serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) of an emerging research group in a country that needs to be listed under Priority 1 or 2 in the IMU Definition of Developing Countries.
The candidates should be a part of an emerging research group that carries an active and continuing (ongoing) collaboration with an international partner who is not based in a priority 1 or 2 country.

Requirements for Student Nominees

Successful students who are nominated under the research assistantships must:

Show an exceptional academic track record in mathematical sciences.
Have been accepted already into a graduate study program (Master’s or PhD degree).

Note: As far as the Principal Investigator is concerned, the PI will serve as the primary point of contact being responsible for all grant’s aspects including application submission, preparation and submission of reports, facilitation of communication with IMU Grant Administration, and maintenance of communication within the team, including with the international partner and the graduate research assistants.

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Grant Information for the IMU CDC 2025 Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program

Successful candidates (each candidate) will be eligible for a stipend capped at USD 3500 per annum (per year).
It should be noted that each team could apply for funds (funding) for up to 2 graduate research assistantships provided that more than one student gets funded within the group, the grant total amounting to USD 3500 will then be divided between the students.

Note: The awarded stipend could be used for the coverage of the below costs for graduate research assistants:

Accommodation expenditures
Tuition fees
Basic living expenditures

Support Duration for IMU CDC 2025 Graduate Research Assistantships

Funding for master’s students will be up to two years
Funding for PhD students will be up to four years
Or until the candidates/student graduate (whichever comes first)

Closing Date for Applications

The last date for application submission is 15^th May 2025.

Application Procedure for IMU CDC 2025 Graduate Research Assistantships

The below-mentioned documents need to be uploaded along with the application.

Principal Investigator’s CV (maximum of two pages)
International Partner’s CV (maximum of two pages)
Collaboration Proposal (maximum of three pages)

The proposal should consist of the experience of the principal investigator in mentoring students and the results (outcomes) of the mentored students, if any. Proposal should also make a declaration of any other potential sources of financial support that may include, but not limited to, private foundations, family, government, national, local, or international funding

Student nominee(s) details
Student nominee(s) CV
Student nominee(s) transcript

Note: It must be noted that all documents need to be submitted in English. Besides, documents should be uploaded in PDF format. Interested candidates are highly advised to go through all the details available on the official announcement before applying.

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