Research Experience in Mathematics (REM)

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The 2024 REM program will consist of three different working groups.

Scientific and financial details are not yet known. Please write to rem@hse.ru if interested, and you will be informed as soon as the 2024 program is finalized.

Please refer to the following page for any information.

The Faculty of Mathematics and the Steklov Mathematical Institute launched the Research Experience in Mathematics, a summer program for undergrads and graduates. Students can stay three weeks or more in Moscow, under the supervision of a local mathematician.

Spend your summer break within the Moscow mathematical community! Financial support for fees and accommodation is available.

Aim of the program: Providing a research experience in Mathematics, a personalized introduction about approaching (pure and applied) mathematical problems.

Who can apply: Undergraduate and graduate students, Russians and foreigners. A candidate should preferably be at least at the second year of university, although exceptions can be made in particular cases. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Educational format: Each student will be given a personal tutor that will follow the student to complete, or at least make some progress, in a scientific project. The idea is to try to establish a collaboration student-tutor, rather than a standard class. An intensive work period of three to four weeks (during the summer) should be preceeded by a preliminary work of the student to learn the basic tools and have some background on the project. The collaboration can take place either in Moscow or online, during the summer. Depending on the amount of students interested in each subject, a summer class can be organized.

How to apply: The application procedure is extremely simple. You should email to rem@hse.ru (please put in copy mariani.mau@gmail.com), providing the following documents and information:

A detailed CV containing a list of exams (with grades) of your academic cursus.
A motivation letter. It is very important that you detail your mathematical interests here, as the choice of the tutor depends crucially on your interests. You can be quite specific, or just mention some very broad areas of mathematics. You can also mention some tutors from HSE or Steklov that you want to contact.
The name, academic title and email of a person available to write a support letter for your candidature. The person will be contacted by email.
Your preference in online or in-place participation (you can also claim you are interested in both). If you are interested in participating in Moscow, please give all the relevant information about visa: what is (are) your nationality? In what country/town are you a resident, or in general in what consulate you may request a visa? For Russian students, in-place participation is encouraged.

What to expect: A reception of the email will be quickly ackowneldged. If the application is accepted, within a couple of weeks, you should be in contact with your tutor.

The Research Experience in Mathematics is a program designed for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Mathematics or strictly related areas. Participants will work on research projects under a one-to-one supervision of distinguished Moscow mathematicians, faculty members or researchers from the HSE University Faculty of Mathematics or the Steklov Mathematical Institute. The participation is free of charge, and subject to a selection based on CV and support letters.

The students are required to work with their tutors, either in person in Moscow or online, for a period of at least 23 days, between June 20^t^h and August 20^th 2021. The student-tutor interaction is highly personalized, and the exact format of work largely depends on the tutor methods and students background. Students may however expect to work on an original research project proposed by the tutor, to have a couple of personal meetings per week with the tutor during the duration of the project. Of course, some preliminary work should be done following the suggestion of the tutor before coming to Moscow, and during the REM a high-intensity work is required between meetings. A written report is expected as a result of the project.

Collaboration with other students is encouraged, and summer classes open to everybody may be available on specific topics during the summer.

Who can apply: Any student from Russian or foreign Universities, attending Bachelor or Master (or equivalent depending on the country) in Mathematics or strictly related areas can apply.

Financial support: The REM program runs jointly with the HSE Summer University, a program offering a variety of courses in different topics. However, financial support is available for students participating in the REM. For students participating in the REM we provide:

· Free participation to the program, free credits.

· A basic accommodation in Moscow (unless you participate online) is available for a limited amount of students.

We do NOT provide:

· Travel support and local expenses other than accommodation.

· Financial support for credits of the HSE Summer University that are not part of the Research Experience in Mathematics.

For instance, a student may come to Moscow to participate in the REM, have free accommodation and free access to the REM, and use personal (or home institution) funds for the travel expenses and Russian language lectures at the HSE Summer University.

How to apply: Applications to the REM should be sent to Mauro Mariani at mmariani@hse.ru and should include:

· A detailed academic CV. Please specify your citizenship(s), as this is important for estimating the time for the visa.

· A motivation letter where you explain your interests and goals in Mathematics in detail, including the field in which you would like to work during the REM. Feel free to name faculty members you can be interested to work with.

· A support letter from an academician who has been in contact with you.

The deadline for the application is April 18^th for non-Russian students and May 10^th for Russian students (this means students who study in Russia and do not need visas).
Later applications may be also accepted, provided there is enough time to comfortably provide students with a visa and prepare preliminary material. Also, please notice that you need to apply separately to both program if you also wish to participate in the HSE Summer University.

Within three working days of the application, you will receive a notification that your application has been received. A final answer of acceptance of the candidate requires more time and depends mostly on the availability of faculty members to tutor the candidate.

Important additional information: Please notice

· The exact period of participation should be agreed between the student and the tutor.

· Each student may participate either in online or offline format. However, this is not always an option one can freely choose and depends on: future evolution of the ongoing pandemic and legal restrictions, which may differ depending on the country of provenience; availability of tutors on each format; general safety concerns. We think that collaborating in person is a more effective format for mathematical research, yet people safety is a priority.

· Summer classes are offered by faculty members on a voluntary base. You cannot expect summer classes covering any topic in Mathematics. Yet participation is free and open to everyone.

· A list of projects proposed by faculty members is available here.

Feel free to contact mmariani@hse.ru for further information.