International Mathematical Union

29/01/2026

2026 Call for Applications: Graduate Research Assistantships in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program

The GRAID Program supports emerging mathematics research groups in developing countries by funding outstanding graduate students as full-time research assistants pursuing Master’s or PhD degrees in the mathematical sciences.

Eligibility
Nominations must be submitted by the Principal Investigator of a team based in a Priority 1 or 2 developing country (as defined by the IMU) with an International Partner based outside developing countries.

Nomination Deadline: May 15, 2026

Spread the word by sharing this opportunity with your colleagues and eligible students!

For full details and application guidelines, visit: https://www.mathunion.org/cdc/grants/GRAID

29/01/2026

Applications Now Open: IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program
The IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program, established in 2016 through the generosity of the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics laureates, offers full funding to outstanding postgraduate students from developing countries to pursue a PhD in the mathematical sciences.

Eligibility
Nominees must be citizens and residents of countries classified as Developing Countries by the IMU and must conduct their PhD studies in such countries.

Nominations Deadline: 31 May 2026
Professional mathematicians are warmly invited to nominate highly motivated and talented students who meet the program’s criteria.

📣 Spread the word by sharing this opportunity with your colleagues and eligible students!

For full details and application guidelines, visit: https://www.mathunion.org/cdc/grants/BGF

09/10/2025

Congratulations to Claudio Muñoz of the University of Chile for being awarded the 2025 Ramanujan Prize! 🎉

The Ramanujan Prize is awarded annually since 2005 to a researcher from a developing country, who must be less than 45 years of age, and who has conducted outstanding research in a developing country.

🔗 Read here for the full announcement: https://www.ictp.it/news/2025/10/ramanujan-prize-2025-announced

ICTP and the International Mathematical Union (IMU) have awarded the 2025 Ramanujan Prize for young from countries to Claudio Muñoz of the University of Chile for his fundamental contributions to dispersive partial differential equations.

The award recognizes his remarkable work on the long-time behaviour of solutions to fundamental equations of mathematical physics, in particular on the asymptotic stability of soliton solutions and the dynamics of multi-solitons.

ICTP warmly congratulates Claudio Muñoz on this achievement!

07/10/2025

In an interview with University of Luxembourg, Professor Michel Waldschmidt, former member of the IMU’s Commission for Developing Countries (CDC), shares insights into the Graduate Research Assistantship in Developing Countries (GRAID) Program, an initiative that supports graduate students and their mentors in developing countries.

Learn how GRAID helps strengthen local research capacity and fosters the next generation of mathematicians.

▶️ Watch the video here: https://videos.uni.lu/media/PROMO-2025-07-01-JA25-Michel+Waldschmidt-V2/1_zykj6dmh?kalturaSeekFrom=270&kalturaClipTo=366&kalturaStartTime=0

06/10/2025

💻 CDC Webinar is back!
Join us on 3 November 2025 for the CDC Webinar 2025, featuring past grantees of the Volunteer Lecturer Program sharing their experiences, along with updates on the CDC’s upcoming activities at ICM 2026 in Philadelphia.

The CDC Webinar brings together the global mathematical community to exchange experiences and insights from IMU-supported programs that strengthen mathematics in developing countries.

🗓 Date: 3 November 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM (UTC+1/CET)
📥 Registration is open until 26 October 2025 (11:59PM UTC+1/CET).
🔗 https://www.mathunion.org/webinar/2025/registration

10/09/2025

📅 October brings three upcoming IMU CDC deadlines!

Conference Support Program – Apply by October 1, 2025 for conferences starting after February 1, 2026.

IMU–Simons Research Fellowship – Apply by October 1, 2025 for research visits starting after February 15, 2026.

Volunteer Lecturer Program (VLP) – Apply by October 15, 2025 for lectureships starting after February 1, 2026.

Don’t miss these opportunities to support conferences, research visits, and teaching collaborations in mathematics.

🔗 For full information regarding requirements and grant details, visit the IMU CDC website: mathunion.org/cdc

16/08/2025

📅 Organizing a mathematics conference in a developing country in 2026? Apply for the IMU Conference Support Program by October 1, 2025!

The program provides partial funding for travel and accommodation of speakers and participants from developing countries. For example, the conference and summer school "Arithmetic and p-adic Geometry in Chile" welcomed students from Argentina and Brazil with support from this program.

Applications are open until October 1, 2025 for conferences taking place after February 1, 2026.

🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dApz4jgh

14/08/2025

📣 The IMU Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM) is pleased to share that the III World Meeting for Women in Mathematics — (WM)² has been approved as a satellite event of ICM 2026!

Held the day before the ICM, (WM)² celebrates the diverse contributions of women in mathematics, while offering space for dialogue, exhibitions, and creative expressions on the experiences of women in the field.

CWM welcomes the global mathematical community to join us in Philadelphia for this special gathering. Event details coming soon, stay tuned!

Announced on IMU News (July 2025): https://www.mathunion.org/imu-news/archive/2025/imu-news-132-july-2025 -page-9

29/07/2025

📣 We are excited to share that the theme for the 2026 International Day of Mathematics (IDM) has been announced as "Mathematics and Hope"!

The theme invites us to reflect on how mathematics supports problem-solving, clarity, and cooperation, in particular how mathematics as a tool offers hope for a better future. 🤝

We look forward to seeing how the global community brings this theme to life in creative and meaningful ways on March 14, 2026.

Stay tuned by subscribing to the IDM Newsletter:

A worldwide celebration of Mathematics on March 14 of every year.