The Emmy Noether Fellowships offer grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 per applicant to enhance the mathematical sciences research, broadly construed, of holders either re-establishing their research programme after returning from a major break associated with caring responsibilities or requiring support to maintain their research programme while dealing with significant ongoing caring responsibilities.
In the context of this scheme, caring responsibilities are interpreted as looking after young children, or looking after a person – e.g. a family member, partner or friend – who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, mental health problem or addiction and cannot cope without this support.
The grants are tailored to individual needs, allowing applicants the flexibility to submit an application based on their own particular case. Requests for funding may include contributions to extra caring costs, travel costs, research assistance or some other support without which the applicant would have difficulty in re-establishing or continuing their research. Full justification must be made in the application.
The awards are made by the LMS Committee for Women and Diversity in Mathematics. Decisions are made on the basis of intellectual merit, a clearly articulated research programme, a statement of support from the applicant's institution/host institution, and justification of how the fellowship will enhance the applicant’s career.
In order to be eligible, applicants must have a PhD in Mathematics or closely related subject and be affiliated with a UK University in an academic capacity. This scheme is also available to mathematicians who have recently reached the UK after fleeing their home country and are continuing their studies in a UK host institution. See the full guidance and application form below.
The Emmy Noether Fellowships are funded by a donation by Liber Stiftung (Liber Foundation).
Forms
- Guidance notes (PDF)
- Application form (Word)
- Application form (PDF)
- Report form for Fellows (Word)
- Report form for Fellows (PDF)
2022/23 Emmy Noether Fellows
Dr Ana Pires - University of Edinburgh
Dr Vincent Knibbeler - Heriot-Watt University
Dr Emiko Dupont - University of Bath
Dr Midory Komatsudani Quispe - University of Plymouth
Dr Alexandra Tzella - University of Birmingham
Dr Anthea Monod - Imperial College London
Dr Anne-Sophie Kaloghiros - Brunel University
Dr Hong Qi - Queen Mary University of London
Dr Ana Peón-Nieto - University of Birmingham
Dr Xiaocheng Shang - University of Birmingham
Dr Sara Frecentese - University of Liverpool
Applications for 2024 round
Applications for the next round of Emmy Noether Fellowship grants has closed.
Completed applications must be sent to womenanddiversity@lms.ac.uk.
If you have any questions, please contact womenanddiversity@lms.ac.uk.