Below are links to various resources for women in mathematics and
mathematics in general. If you have anything to add or update, please
let us know!
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Information about working at the
NSA as a mathematician:
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Resources mentioned at the Math After UCSD Panel (panel member
email addresses can be found here)
- Official
List
of
REUs (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) published by
NSF (National Science Foundation) who funds most of the available REUs.
- Math
GRE
Subject
Test: This website has information about the test
including how to sign up, when the test is offered, and what material
is covered.
- GRE Math Subject Test Prep: The following are links to the
Amazon availability of two most popular books, but they can also be
found in many other bookstores:
- PhDs.org:
This
website
allows
searching
graduate
schools based upon a variety of
criteria including academic quality, financial aid offered, and
location.
- US
News
and
World
Report: This website has rankings of mathematics
graduate schools (along with the popular undergraduate school rankings).
- AMS
Rankings: The AMS ranks mathematics programs in the United States
every year. Most graduate programs care most about this list of
rankings.
- The AMS also provides this pdf with
statistics about graduate programs, including statistics about the
availability of funding.
- Mathematics
Geneology
Project: A fun way to determin what research has been
done by recent graduates of a particular advisor.
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Diversity Fellowships
- President's
Fellowships: The University of California Office of the President
sponsors both dissertation year and postdoctoral fellowships with the
goal of encouraging women and minority PhD recipients to pursue
academic careers at the University of California.
- Ford
Foundation Fellowships: The Ford Foundationd Diversity Fellowships
seek to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university
faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity.
- AAUW Fellowships,
Grants, and Awards: The American Association of University Women
has fellowships, grants, and awards for women at all stages in their
career.
- The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women In Science The L’Oréal USA Fellowships For Women In Science is a national awards program that annually recognizes and rewards five U.S.-based women postdoctoral researchers at the beginning of their scientific careers who are pursuing careers in the life and physical/material sciences, as well as mathematics, engineering and computer science. Recipients receive up to $60,000 each that they must apply towards their postdoctoral research.
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General Fellowships
- NSF
Fellowships: The National Science Foundation offers generous 3 year
graduate followships for incoming first and second year graduate
students.
- AFCEA:
The
Armed
Forces
Communications
and
Electronics Association offers four
kinds of fellowships.
- SMART: The Science,
Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Program is sponsored by
the Department of Defense and has fellowships for students willing to
accept employment with the DoD after they graduate.
- NDSEGF: The National
Defence Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship offers 3 year
fellowships to students beginning their graduate studies.
- Hertz Foundation
Fellowships: Merit based fellowships for applied math and
statistics.
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Programs for Graduate Women in Mathematics
- Princeton IAS
Women and Math Program: An annual workshop that combines talks on a
focused topic with mentorind and discussions of peer relations and
career opportunities.
- EYH:
Expanding Your Horizons is an annual workshop conference for middle and
high school girls. The goal is to provide fun hands-on activities that
educate girls about careers in math and science. It's a great
conference to volunteer for.
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Programs for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics
- EDGE: The EDGE
program is designed to strengthen the ability of women and minority
students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical
sciences. It is a one month summer program fow women who are either
graduating seniors going to graduate programs in math, or first year
graduate students in math.
- GWU Summer Program:
Five week summer program for undergraduate women who are contemplating
graduate school.
- Smith College
Center for Women in Math: Smith offers a Post-Bacalaureate program
for women who did not major in math or whose majors in math were light,
but who are still interested in math and would like to determine if
they should go to graduate school in math.
- Carleton College
Summer Program: Four week summer program for undergraduate women in
the middle of their studies (post-calculus, pre-upper div).
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Conferences for Women in Mathematics
- NCUWM:
The
Nebraska
Conference
for
Undergraduate
Women in Mathematis gives
undergraduate women a chance to present their research and learn about
graduate school and careers in math.
- AWM Workshop
at the Joint Meetings: The AWM sponsors a series of workshops for
women grad students and postdocs at the joint meetings every year.
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Other Undergraduate Opportunities
- Research
Experiences
for
Undergraduates: The NSF funds a lot of summer REUs,
which are a great way of seeing if math is right for you.
- IMMERSE:
Summer
program
at
UNL
for
pre-graduate students and early career
faculty.
- PCUMC: Pacific Coast
Undergraduate Math Conference
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Post-graduate Programs
- Project NExT:
A
professional
development
program
for
recent math PhD's, run by the
MAA.
- IMMERSE:
Summer
program
at
UNL
for
pre-graduate students and early career
faculty.
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National Organizations
- Association of Women in
Mathematics: National organization founded in 1971 to encourage
women to have active careers in math and to promote equal opportunity
of women in math.
- American Mathematical Society:
National organization founded in 1888 to further mathematical research
and scholarship.
- Mathematical Association of America:
The
American
Mathematical
Monthly
was
founded in 1894 by Benjamin
Finkel, the organization grew out of this publication, and has a
mission to advance the matematical sciences, especially at the
collegiate level.
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UCSD Organizations
-
Statistics about Women at UCSD