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Travel Grants Funding

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP):

The ICTP’s Associates Programme enables individual scientists at different stages of their careers to maintain long-term formal contracts with ICTP scientific activities. The Associates Programme offers three categories of fellowships

  • Juniors Associates who are promising young scientists up to the age of 35 at the time of application.
  • Regular Associates between the ages of 35 and 45 at the time of application; and
  • Senior Associates who are scientists with an international recognition for their work between the ages of 46 and 65 at the time of application.

Further information can be found on: https://www.ictp.it/home/associates-programme/

CIMPA Fellowships

CIMPA Fellowships are grants enabling young mathematicians based in developing countries to take part in thematic stays in research centres. These are exceptional opportunities to deepen one’s area of expertise and to experience research within the international community in excellent conditions. Successful applicants receive financial support including return travel costs, accommodation and a living allowance.

Further information can be found on: https://www.cimpa.info/en/node/64/

CIMPA-ICTP Fellowships – “Research-in-Pairs”

The CIMPA-ICTP “Research in Pairs” fellowships programme supports mathematicians from developing countries by funding their visits to Europe to collaborate with a colleague. The two researchers will work together on a well-defined research project, primarily at the European colleague’s institution in one of the following countries: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. The maximum value of the grant is 10 000 EUR.

Further information can be found on: https://www.ictp.it/opportunity/call-cimpa-ictp-fellowships-2026-research-pairs

European Women in Mathematics Travel Grants

This programme provides travel grants to early-career women mathematicians or female mathematicians working in developing countries for travel to conferences and workshops. The grants are intended to cover travel and/or accommodation expenses, with a maximum of 600 EUR. The grants  are intended also to encourage networking and collaboration.

Further information can be found on: https://www.europeanwomeninmaths.org/activities/travel-grants/

IMU–CDC Research Travel Grants

The Commission for Developing Countries (CD) of the International Mathematical Union (IMU)  offers two distinguished programmes designed to support research visits. These enable mathematicians based in developing countries to foster and sustain international collaborations by visiting esteemed research institutions worldwide.

  • Abel Visiting Scholars Programme: These are aimed at post-doctoral mathematicians under the age of 35 in the early stages of their professional career. The visit could be a one month-long visit to an internationally renowned mathematical institution. The maximum award is USD$5 000 and there are 3 calls per year. One grant award per call.
  • IMU-Simons Research Fellowship Programme: These are aimed at post-doctoral mathematicians based in developing countries. Research visit of at least one month up to a maximum of three months at an internationally renowned mathematical institution. The maximum award is USD$15 000 for three months and there are 4 calls per year. Multiple grants awarded for each call.

Further information can be found on: https://www.mathunion.org/cdc/grants/research-travel-grants/

International Alliance of Research Universities Early-Career Collaboration Grants

Purpose: Provides up to US$5,000 for early-career faculty at IARU-member universities to visit another member institution for collaborative work.
Supports research visits, joint publications, and network-building.

Further information can be found on: https://iaru.ethz.ch/research-initiatives/early-career-collaboration-awards

Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences: Simons-Ramanujan Fellowships

The Simons-Ramanujan Fellowships are funded by the Simons Foundation and coordinated by the Isaac Newton Institute (INI). They support early career researchers from low- and medium-income countries to participate in INI programmes for one to three months, enabling them to engage with cutting-edge mathematical research in a world-class environment. Fellows receive travel allowance of up to BPD1200, per diem of BPD25 and accommodation support during their visit. Applications are due in mid-October.

Further information can be found on: https://www.newton.ac.uk/information/fellowships/simons-ramanujan-fellowships/

London Mathematical Society Joint Research and Travel Grants Scheme

The grant is aimed at supporting collaborative research visits, either by a UK-based grant holder to a developing country or by a mathematician from a developing country. For visits to the UK the maximum award is £3,000.

Further information can be found on: https://www.lms.ac.uk/grants/

Mentoring African Research in Mathematics Partnership Grants (LMS)

Purpose: The MARM programme supports academic collaborations between mathematicians in non-African countries and their African counterparts and students.

Grants of up to £4,000 for visits, workshops, mentoring early career mathematicians in African countries, support for conference attendance, and joint PhD supervision.

Further information can be found on: https://www.lms.ac.uk/grants/marm

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