Dear
Prospective Applicant,
Thank
you for your interest in graduate studies at Boston University.
We
are a Group I department in the ranking of the American
Mathematical Society. We offer a strong research environment
in algebra, applied statistics, dynamical systems, geometry, mathematical
neuroscience and biology, mathematical physics, number theory, partial
differential equations, and probability, along with connections
to algebraic geometry, applied probability, and differential geometry.
We also offer unique
interdisciplinary opportunities in biomedical engineering, experimental
and computational neuroscience, mechanical engineering, and physics
through the Center for BioDynamics
and the Center for
Mathematical Physics, both of which are directed by faculty
from our department and both of which sponsor a healthy number of
students and postdocs. In fact, there is new
support in mathematical physics as of Dec 2002:
The
Physics Department has just been awarded an NSF IGERT grant to fund
graduate fellowships. Select applicants to the PhD Program in Mathematics
may apply. Note, this is for those interested in computational sciences.
Please see their website.
Also,
many of our faculty have won prestigious fellowships, such as Fulbrights,
Guggenheims, and Sloans, and we have one recipient of the MacArthur
`genius' award.
The
standard procedure for applying, both to our program in pure and
applied mathematics and to our program in probability and statistics,
is that you request application materials directly from the Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences. Almost all of our admissions are for
starting in the Fall semester and almost all of our financial aid
is earmarked for applicants to the PhD program. To request application
materials and receive the Graduate Bulletin that describes the program
requirements and our course offerings please visit their website
at
http://www.bu.edu/apply/#graduate
or
write to:
Admissions
Office, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Boston
University
705
Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
02215, USA.
Please
be aware that both your request of application materials and your
application must be sent directly to the Graduate School, not to
our department.
We
offer a number of fellowships for new PhD students. These include
the Presidential University Graduate Fellowship funded by the President
of the University, the Dean's Fellowship funded by the Dean of the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, GAANN Fellowships funded by
a grant from the US Department of Education's Program called Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need, and CBD Fellowships funded
by a grant from the National Science Foundation to the CBD. Teaching
Fellowships are also awarded to new PhD students. The duties include
leading five discussion sections for a large lecture class, holding
office hours, grading, and some tutoring. Each position funded by
a fellowship, grant, or teaching fellowship includes tuition and
fees (the number of courses varies depending on duties), as well
as a stipend of $16,000 (in '05-'06) for the 9-month academic year.
Moreover, in most cases, the letter of admission offers you our
commitment of financial support for at least four years of graduate
study, subject to your making satisfactory progress toward your
degree. Also, many of our students receive three months of summer
support funded via grants and teaching opportunities, or externally
via short-term memberships in national institutes, such as the Math
Science Research Institute in Berkeley, California.
Ten
students received PhDs in Mathematics or PhDs in Probability and
Statistics from our department in May 2005, and all of these found
excellent academic positions or positions in private industry. Moreover,
a series of our recent top PhD's have received NSF Postdoctoral
Research Fellowships.
Please
contact me at paul@math.bu.edu
or at dgs@math.bu.edu
if you have further questions.
Sincerely,
Prof.
Paul Blanchard
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
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