Eligibility Requirements

• Proposed areas of research should be relevant to SIAM
• The length of the mentorship collaboration must be a minimum of one month (may be non-consecutive weeks)
• Postdoc cannot be more than three years beyond receipt of their PhD at the time of application
• Postdoc/mentor pairs may not be employed at the same institution or company at the time of their application or for the duration of the program   
• U.S.-based postdoc/mentor pairs will receive priority at this time
• Applicants may work in academia, business, or industry

Required Materials

• A joint statement and research plan prepared by the postdoc/mentor pair.
• A letter of intent from the proposed mentor indicating their interest in working with the proposed postdoc.
• A detailed budget and budget justification requesting no more than $15,000 in financial support. Budgets may not include university overhead.

Final Deliverables

Additionally, participants must agree to inform SIAM of any publications that result from the mentorship experience, as well as thank and acknowledge the SIAM Postdoctoral Support Fund in the publications as appropriate.