Prof. Farid Ould-Saada from the "University of Oslo presents a seminar titled "Telescoping of the Early Universe—the Role of the Large Hadron Corridor" at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The seminar takes place on Thursday, 5th February 2026, from 11:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs SAST. More details can be found in the attached announcement.
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The African Enumerative Combinatorics Community hosts monthly online seminars. Details about the schedule and topics can be found here
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Attached here is a list of funding opportunities for mathematicians at PhD and postdoctoral levels.
Funder | Category | Career Stage | Supports what | Short description | Deadline 2026 | Frequency | Geographic focus | Link |
LMS Grace Chisholm Young Fellowship | Early-career support & small grants | Early-career Faculty | Research | Support for return to research after a career break or interruption | Check LMS calendar | Annual | Primarily UK linked | |
IMU Library Assistance Scheme | Other training & support | Institutional | Institutional capacity building | Supports mathematics library development via donations and matching | No fixed deadline | Continuous | Developing countries | |
SimonsFellows in Mathematics | Other training & support | Faculty | Sabbatical / Research | Sabbatical style research support for faculty mathematicians | Call closes in Oct previous year | Annual | Global | |
SimonsCollaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences | Other training & support | Faculty | Research / Collaboration | Large scale collaboration grants supporting teams working on fundamental topics | Not specified | RFA based | Global | |
SimonsTargeted Grants to Institutes | Other training & support | Institutional | Institutional capacity building | Multi year support for mathematical institutes and research centres | Not specified | Irregular | Global | |
IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | PhD funding | Full PhD funding for students from developing countries at partner host institutions | Typically Q1–Q2 TBA | Annual | Developing countries | |
CIMPA Research Schools | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Postdoc | School participation | Travel | CIMPA research level schools with international lecturers and participant support varies by school | School specific TBA | Irregular | Developing countries | |
CIMPA Thematic Schools | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Postdoc | School participation | Travel | CIMPA theme based schools for capacity building and participant support varies by school | School specific TBA | Irregular | Developing countries | |
CIMPA Fellowships | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Postdoc | School participation | Travel | Research visit | Support for young mathematicians from developing countries linked to CIMPA activities | Varies by event | Irregular | Developing countries | |
OWSD PhD Fellowship | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | PhD funding | PhD fellowships for womenscientists from eligible low incomecountries | Typically Q1–Q2 TBA | Annual | Developing Countries | |
Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Postdoc | PhD funding | Postdoc funding | Fellowships for womenpursuing PhD or postdoc abroad in STEM including mathematicalsciences | Call closes late previous year | Annual | Developing Countries | |
TWAS Opportunities Research grants and fellowships | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Postdoc | Faculty | Research | Travel | Workshop participation | TWAS publishes multiple calls and deadlines vary by programme | See TWAS deadlines | Multiple calls per year | Developing countries | |
SimonsDissertation Fellowship in Mathematics | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | PhD training | Final year PhD support for outstanding doctoral students in mathematics | Typically Q1 TBA | Annual | Global | |
‘la Caixa’ Foundation Fellowships | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Postdoc | PhD and postdoctoral fellowships | International PhD and postdoctoral fellowship programmes hosted mainly in Spain and Portugal. | Typically Jan–Feb | Annual | Global (mainly Spain/Portugal) | |
OWSD Fellowships and Awards | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Early-career | PhD and early-career support | Fellowships and awardssupporting womenscientists from developing countries. | Varies by scheme | Annual | Developing countries | |
TWAS Fellowships and Research Grants | PhD / Doctoral opportunities | PhD | Early-career | PhD, visits and early-career grants | Fellowships, research visits and grants for scientists from developing countries. | Varies by scheme | Annual / Multiple | Developing countries | |
IMU–SimonsResearch Fellowship | Postdoctoral fellowships | Postdoc | Faculty | Travel | Research visit | Short research visits for mathematicians based in eligibledeveloping countries | Jan 15 | Apr 15 | Jul 15 | Multiple rounds per year | Developing countries | |
CIMPA–ICTP Research in Pairs | Postdoctoral fellowships | Postdoc | Faculty | Research visit | Travel | Paired collaboration visits under the Research in Pairs scheme | Deadline varies by cycle TBA | Annual visit year based | Europe–Africa | Global South | |
ICTP Short Term Visitors | Postdoctoral fellowships | Postdoc | Faculty | Research visit | Travel | Short research visits to ICTP linked to programmes and collaborations | Rolling | Continuous | Global | |
DAAD Research Grants | Postdoctoral fellowships | Postdoc | Faculty | Research visit | Travel | Research stays in Germany under DAAD schemes | Varies by scheme TBA | Annual | Global | |
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships | Postdoctoral fellowships | Postdoc | Postdoctoral fellowship | EU-fundedpostdoctoral fellowships supporting international mobility and advanced training. | Typically Sep deadline | Annual | Global / Europe-hosted | |
Humboldt Research Fellowships` | Postdoctoral fellowships | Postdoc | Experienced | Postdoctoral/experienced researcher fellowship | Research fellowships in Germany for postdoctoral and experienced researchers from abroad | Typically Mar | Sep | Annual | Global (hosted in Germany) | |
Georg ForsterResearch Fellowships (AvH) | Postdoctoral fellowships | Postdoc | Experienced | Postdoctoral/experienced researcher fellowship | Research fellowships in Germany for researchers from developing and emerging countries with development relevance. | Typically Mar | Sep | Annual | Developing countries (hosted in Germany) | |
IMU Volunteer Lecturer Program VLP | Short research visits & mobility | Faculty | Teaching | Travel | Supports teaching visits to offer intensive courses in developing regions | Deadline announced periodically | Irregular | Developing countries | |
ICM 2026 Travel Support IMU-CDC | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Faculty | Travel | Travel support tied to attendance at ICM 2026 in Philadelphia | Closed for 2026 cycle | Event specific | Developing countries | |
ICTP Associate Scheme Mathematics | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Faculty | Research visit | Travel | Long term affiliation with ICTP including repeated research visits | Typically Q1 TBA | Annual | Developing countries | |
European Women in Mathematics Travel Grants | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Faculty | Travel | Travel grants for womenmathematicians including early career and those in developing countries | Apr 1 | Oct 1 | Two rounds per year | Global | Developing countries | |
EMS–CDC Cooperation and Development | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Faculty | School organisation | Workshop organisation | School participation | Travel | Support for participation in and organisation of schools workshops and capacity building activities | Typically Q1–Q2 TBA | Annual | Developing countries | |
EMS Solidarity Committee Travel and Training Support | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Faculty | Travel | Workshop participation | Workshop organisation | Support for mathematicians lackig fundingincluding individual travel and training event support | Typically Jan and Sep TBA | Two rounds per year | Europefocused | Scheme dependent | |
LMS Early Career Fellowships | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Research | Travel | Early career fellowships supporting research time and collaboration | Typically Jan TBA | Annual | Primarily UK linked | |
LMS Emmy Noether Fellowship | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Faculty | Research | Travel | Support for researchers with significant caring responsibilities | Check LMS calendar | Annual | Primarily UK linked | |
ARUA Early Career Research Fellowship | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Research visit | Travel | Six month fellowship supporting Africa based early career researchers | Typically Jan and Jul | Twice yearly | Africa | |
Simons Travel Support for Mathematicians | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Faculty | Travel | Travel support for research visits collaboration or conference participation | Not specified | Irregular | Global | |
SimonsSymposia | Short research visits & mobility | Travel | Workshop organisation | Travel | Support for focused research symposia in mathematics | Not specified | Irregular | Global | |
Carnegie Diaspora Fellowships | Short research visits & mobility | Faculty | Teaching | Research visit | Travel | Short term teaching and research visits by diaspora scholars to African host institutions | Typically Q2 TBA | Annual | Africa | |
Compositio Mathematica Travel Support | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Travel | Limited travel support linked to Compositio supported activities | Varies | Irregular | Global | |
Elsevier Conference and Travel Support | Short research visits & mobility | Early-career | Travel | Limitedconference and travel support linked to journals or partner events | Varies | Irregular | Global | |
Abel VisitingScholarProgramme (IMU) | Short research visits & mobility | Postdoc | Faculty | Short research visits | Short-term research visits for mathematicians based in developing countries. | Typically Mar | Sep | Multiple rounds per year | Developing countries |
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