DIMACS: Participation Guide

Programs and Guides to Applying

  1. Overview of Programs
  2. Postdoctoral Fellowships
  3. Graduate Study Fellowships
  4. Visitor Support
  5. Workshop Participation
  6. General Information for Visitors

Overview

 Each year over a thousand people participate in DIMACS programs as postdoctoral fellows, graduate study fellows, visitors, workshop participants and permanent members. Applications are invited for these positions at the center. Research and education activities at DIMACS focus on such areas as analysis of algorithms, combinatorics, complexity, computational algebra, discrete and computational geometry, discrete optimization and graph theory. A primary activity of the Center is to sponsor year-long focused research programs (see Special Years) on specific topics of current interest and thus many participants are affiliated with these topics. Workshop participation is open to the scientific public and requires registration.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral Fellowship positions are advertised in the fall; selection is made in the spring. Postdoctoral Fellows are employed at Princeton or Rutgers and participate in activities at both sites. Some appointees are invited to be joint
postdocs, with a one year appointment headquartered at DIMACS and a one year appointment headquartered at
one of the other DIMACS partner institutionss. For information about applying:

DIMACS Graduate Fellowship Program

Graduate study forms a central part of the research and education mission of DIMACS, and students involved in research are offered support under a variety of models with an emphasis on flexibility and tailoring participation to enhance the graduate students' program of study. Visits for ranging from a month to a semester or even year are anticipated. Longer visits should be coordinated with the student's advisor to be an appropriate complement to the student's graduate study. A student and advisor (see DIMACS Visitors) may apply together. This support is currently for students from non-DIMACS institutions (i.e. not Rutgers or Princeton). Prospective or current students at a DIMACS institution are welcomed to DIMACS workshops and other events.

Support may consist of monthly subsistence payment or stipend, travel to and from the Center, and the payment of local institutional charges. For students visiting for a semester or longer, support will also be provided either for the advisor to visit the student or vice versa.

DIMACS Visitors

Visitors are in residence at DIMACS sites for periods of a week up to a year. Some visitors are sponsored by hosts among the permanent members while others are hosted by the Special Year programs. Support from DIMACS and the Special Year programs is limited, so visitors are encouraged to seek support from other sources. See for information on some of the funding agencies in the US. Space at DIMACS sites is limited, so all visitors must be approved by the center. Some support is available for local expenses and travel. For more information about visitor programs:

Workshop Participants

DIMACS sponsors a variety of workshops each year that are open to the public. Topics are in many areas of discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science; many workshops are affiliated with the Special Year and Focus topics. Information about workshops includes schedules, call for participation, registration and hotel information. Some workshops have a small budget for participants. Beginning January 1, 1997, workshops will be charging nominal fees. Foreign participants should obtain a written invitation from DIMACS which is sufficient to obtain a B-1 visa. Reimbursement rules imposed by our funding sources are very strict and participants offered support should read the following:

General Information for all Program Participants

All participating institutions are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers.

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