Warwick EAGER ============= EAGER opened on 1st Oct 2000. Information on application procedures for EAGER fellowships to UK universities. A small committee consisting of Corti, Kirwan, Newstead, Reid, Sankaran and Thomas will oversee the allocation of UK EAGER money. If you are interested in a studentship or fellowship to study algebraic geometry in the UK, please mail to eager-uk@maths.warwick.ac.uk or to any of the committee. Deadlines: none, during an initial period. We need the following kind of information. A simple way to apply would be to copy the form below and edit it as a text file. Please use text files only. If you write in latex, html, msword, or AppleSingle format, someone will have to spend time decoding your message and translating it to plain text. 1. Name: 2. Nationality: (you must be EU or associated states and non-Brit) 3. Confirm that you have not been resident in UK for the last 2 years: (respectively, not resident in Hungary, Ireland or Portugal if you are applying for a grant to go there) 4. Date of birth: 5. Status of degree (e.g., registered for Ph.D. at Univ. of Lasagna al Forno): 6. Employment status: (e.g., 2 year research assistantship at Gravlax Tandoori H\"ogskolan) 7. Where do you want to visit? 8. Who will be your host(s) there? 9. Proposed dates of visit: 10. Alternative sources of money: 11. Possible referees: (please name one or more persons we can contact for an opinion on your work, character and personal habits) 12. Other relevant information: Some of the above items may help us verify that your application is eligible under the EU contract. -------------------- EU recommends that applicants have an interview or other exchange of information with your host(s) concerning your visit. If you can do so easily, please provide us with a few sentences for this purpose a. with whom have you discussed your visit? b. when and where this discussion took place? c. previous contact with your proposed host(s) and with other UK mathematicians d. proposed research work and e. why you think the visit will be profitable f. name some of the great 20th century UK category theorists (at most 5) whose work you most admire <-- that's supposed to be a joke ------------------ www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/research/res_eager.html