April 12, 2018

Dear Colleagues:

We would like to make you aware that the Division of Mathematical Sciences has changed the dates for submission of proposals to six of its programs. Principal Investigators may want to pay particular attention to those programs whose due dates are now earlier than in previous years:

• Combinatorics: The new target date is the fourth Tuesday in September (one week earlier than previously);
• Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CDS&E-MSS): The new proposal submission window is September 1 - 15 (twelve weeks earlier than previously);
• Foundations: The new target date is the fourth Tuesday in September (one week earlier than previously);
• Mathematical Biology: The new proposal submission window is August 20 - September 5 (ten weeks earlier than previously);
• Probability: The new proposal submission window is September 10 - 25 (six weeks earlier than previously); and
• Statistics: The new proposal submission window is December 1 - 15 (five weeks later than previously).

These changes were made to improve internal efficiency and reduce turnaround time in award decisions. These date changes are effective immediately, so please be aware of these changes when preparing proposals to DMS.

Juan C. Meza
Division Director
Division of Mathematical Sciences

Anne L. Kinney
Assistant Director
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences