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The National Security Agency Mathematical Sciences Program (MSP) was started at NSA in 1987 in response to an increasingly urgent need to support mathematics in the United States. Indeed, the NSA realizes the mutual benefits of maintaining a vigorous academic community and is proud to offer grant funding and sabbatical opportunities for eligible faculty members through the MSP.

Grants for Research in Mathematics:

The MSP supports self-directed, unclassified research in the areas of Algebra, Number Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Probability, and Statistics. The program does not support research in cryptology. The Research Grants program offers three types of grants: the Young Investigators Grant, the Standard Grant, and the Senior Investigators Grant. More details are available on the MSP proposal submission website. Investigators must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Proposals should be submitted electronically by October 15 via the MSP website. Awards are made in the fall of the following year. Questions about the program may be directed to MSPgrants@nsa.gov.

Conferences, Workshops, Special Situation Proposals:

The MSP supports conferences and workshops in the five subject areas named above. Average award for conferences and workshops is $15,000 - $20,000. The Special Situation Proposal category is for conferences, workshops, or events that do not fall within the typical "research" conference format. In particular, MSP is interested in supporting efforts that increase broader participation in the mathematical sciences, promote wide dissemination of mathematics, and promote the education and training of undergraduates and graduate students. Proposals should be submitted electronically by October 15 annually through the MSP website.

Sabbaticals Program:

The MSP Sabbatical Program offers mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientists the unique opportunity to work side by side with other NSA scientists on projects that involve cryptanalysis, coding theory, number theory, discrete mathematics, statistics, probability, and many other subjects. Sabbatical visitors must be U.S. citizens. Application target date is November 15 annually.

To obtain additional information about the MSP such as selection criteria, proposal preparation, grant descriptions, or proposal ideas, please call or visit the MSP website at:

http://pjm.math.berkeley.edu/nsa-ams/about/journal/news.html