NSF Org:	DMS Division Of Mathematical Sciences
Recipient:	RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Initial Amendment Date:	March 18, 2024
Latest Amendment Date:	March 18, 2024
Award Number:	2341670
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Tomek Bartoszynski tbartosz@nsf.gov  (703)292-4885 DMS  Division Of Mathematical Sciences MPS  Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Start Date:	April 1, 2024
End Date:	March 31, 2027 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$257,499.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$85,833.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2024 = $85,833.00
History of Investigator:	Adam Sheffer (Principal Investigator) adam.sheffer@baruch.cuny.edu Vincent Martinez (Co-Principal Investigator) Alexandra Seceleanu (Co-Principal Investigator) Giulio Trigila (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	CUNY Baruch College 1 BERNARD BARUCH WAY NEW YORK NY  US  10010-5585 (646)312-2211
Sponsor Congressional District:	12
Primary Place of Performance:	CUNY Baruch College ONE BERNARD BARUCH WAY BOX J-1010 NEW YORK NY  US  10010-5585
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	CBKYNSMGNDD5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Primary Program Source:	01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002627DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	7556
Program Element Code(s):	126000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.049

ABSTRACT

The Polymath Jr is an online summer program that provides hundreds of college students the opportunity to participate in mathematical research. This highly inclusive program allows each participant to choose their level of involvement. The program presents a wide variety of mathematical research projects. Each project is mentored by a professor with additional support by graduate students. The program supports many students who otherwise have no opportunity to explore their mathematical potential. The participants learn how mathematical research is conducted, and many also publish papers in research journals. Many continue to graduate school and to mathematical careers.

The Polymath Jr program will include research projects in number theory, combinatorics, topology, algebra, probability, complex analysis, machine learning, math education, and much more. Different projects also have different styles of research work, allowing each student to join a project that is a good fit for them. We focus on problems that consist of separate parts at different levels of difficulty. The staggered projects allow supporting groups of students with varied mathematical backgrounds. The program also includes a component for training graduate students to mentor undergraduate research projects and run research groups.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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