Travel Support for the Math in Moscow Program

利用这笔赠款，美国数学学会将在三年内，每学年为有数学天赋的美国本科生提供10个奖学金，让他们在莫斯科独立大学的莫斯科数学项目学习一个学期。莫斯科数学课程提供了紧张而丰富的学术体验，重点关注在经验丰富的老师的指导下自己发现数学的传统，以及与当代研究主题的重要联系。它允许有数学天赋的学生与来自世界各地对数学有着浓厚兴趣的其他学生见面并合作，以及与一些世界顶尖数学家合作的机会。除了莫斯科数学项目提供的独特学术经验外，这也是在俄罗斯和美国数学界之间建立重要学术联系的一种方式。莫斯科独立大学是一所主要专注于数学的小型精英高等教育机构。它是在一群著名的俄罗斯研究数学家的倡议下于1991年建立的，他们现在组成了该大学的学术委员会。莫斯科的数学课程成立于1999年，为期15周，为学生提供了在美国找不到的数学体验。这是因为参与者探索俄罗斯传统中的数学，其主要特征一直是发展一种创造性的数学方法，强调解决问题而不是记忆定理。在莫斯科独立大学，在经验丰富的老师的指导下发现数学是其课程的核心原则，莫斯科的数学课程强调对精心挑选的材料的深入理解，而不是对大量材料的广泛调查。通过这笔助学金提供的奖学金将支付每位获奖者在莫斯科数学课程一个学期的典型学习费用的很大一部分。拨款的剩余资金将用于支付该项目的行政支持费用，其中包括一项对奖学金获得者进行纵向调查的计划，该调查将对每位学生进行为期八年的跟踪调查，以衡量该项目在学生继续获得硕士和博士学位方面的结果。该项目由数学科学处和综合与国际活动办公室共同资助。

With this grant, the American Mathematical Society will provide ten scholarships per academic year for three years to mathematically talented U.S. undergraduates for a semester of study at the Math in Moscow program of the Independent University of Moscow. The Math in Moscow program provides an intense and enriching academic experience, focusing on the tradition of discovering mathematics on one's own guided by an experienced teacher, and significant connections with contemporary research topics. It allows mathematically talented students to meet and work with other students from around the world who share a strong interest in mathematics, as well as the chance to work with some of the world's leading mathematicians. In addition to the unique academic experience provided by the Math in Moscow program, it is a way to build vital scholarly connections between the Russian and U.S. mathematics communities.The Independent University of Moscow is a small, elite institution of higher learning that focuses primarily on mathematics. It was founded in 1991 at the initiative of a group of well-known Russian research mathematicians, who now comprise the Academic Council of the University. Math in Moscow, a fifteen-week-long program established in 1999, provides an experience in mathematics that students would not find in the U.S. This is because participants explore mathematics in the Russian tradition, the main feature of which has always been the development of a creative approach to mathematics, with the emphasis being on problem solving rather than memorizing theorems. At the Independent University of Moscow, discovering mathematics under the guidance of an experienced teacher is the central principle of its program, and the Math in Moscow program emphasizes in-depth understanding of carefully selected material rather than broad surveys of large quantities of material. The scholarship provided through this grant will cover a substantial part of the typical cost for a semester of study in the Math in Moscow program for each recipient. The remaining funds from the grant will cover the costs of administrative support for the program, which includes a plan to perform a longitudinal survey of scholarship recipients that will follow each student for eight years to measure outcomes of the program with regard to students going on to obtain M.A. and PhD degrees. This project is jointly funded by the Division of Mathematical Sciences and the Office of Integrative and International Activities.