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Applying for Simons Travel Grants

Simons’ Travel Grants for  Mathematicians are now processed as a gift through the UF Foundation. The procedure to apply is:

  1. If you haven’t done so,  create an account in the Simons Award Manager portal (if you have an existing Proposal Central account, this can be used as starting point).
  2. Then you can create your proposal and link it to the University of Florida Foundation, Inc. organizational record.
  3. Once you create an account and load everything in the system, UFF  will look at everything before it is routed for internal approvals/submission.
  4. Some important things for faculty to know when they set up their
    applications in the Simons Award Manager:

    • General info: General information about using the portal can be
      found here: Simons Award Manager FAQ.
    • Institution: Faculty must select “University of Florida Foundation,
      Inc.” as their organization rather than “University of Florida.”
      Otherwise, we cannot see and approve their applications.
    • Budget: The budget should include UFF’s 5% gift assessment fee
      within the line that is labeled “Primary Institution Indirect
      Costs.”
    • Institutional Administrators: These names should be added to their
      application:

    Please email Kim Kruse at ktk@ufl.edu to express their intent to
    apply.
    If you have questions contact Kim Kruse  at ktk@ufl.edu