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Kurt G?del Centenary Prize Fellowships, predoctoral, postdoctoral and senior fellowships

KURT G?DEL CENTENARY RESEARCH PRIZE FELLOWSHIPS

(Organized by the Kurt G?del Society with support from the John Templeton
 
Foundation)

The Kurt G?del Society is proud to announce the commencement of the 
research fellowship prize program in honor and celebration of Kurt G?del'
s 
100th birthday.

The research fellowship prize program sponsored by the John Templeton 
Foundation will offer: two Ph.D. (pre-doctoral) fellowships of $60,000 US
 
per annum for two years two post-doctoral fellowships of $ 80,000 US per 
annum for two years one senior fellowship of $120,000 US per annum for one
 
year


The purpose of the fellowship is to support original research in 
mathematical logic, meta-mathematics, philosophy of mathematical logic, 
and the foundations of mathematics. This fellowship is to carry forward 
the legacy of G?del, whose works exemplify deep insights and breakthrough
 
discoveries in mathematical logic.

The selection will be made based upon an open, international competition.
 
An international Board of Jurors chaired by Professor Harvey Friedman will
 
oversee the process. The finalist papers will be published in a special 
issue of a premier journal in mathematical logic.

Web:http://kgs.logic.at/goedel-fellowship Contact: 
goedel-fellowship@logic.at

Goal and Criteria of Merit:


In pursuit of similar insights and discoveries, we adopt the following 
criteria of merit for evaluating Fellowship applications:

1. Intellectual merit, scientific rigor and originality of the submitted 
paper and work plan. The paper should combine visionary thinking with 
academic excellence.

2. Potential for significant contribution to basic foundational 
understanding of logic and the likelihood for opening new, fruitful lines
 
of inquiry.

3. Impact of the grant on the project and likelihood that the grant will 
make this new line of research possible.

4. The probability that the pursuit of this line of research is realistic
 
and feasible for the applicant.

5. Qualifications of the applicants evaluated via CV and recommendation 
letters* (*recommendation letters are not required for senior 
applications).




Scopes:

Original fellowship proposals from all fields of mathematical logic (such
 
as Computability Theory, Model Theory, Proof Theory, Set Theory), 
meta-mathematics, the philosophy of mathematics, and the foundations of 
mathematics insofar as the research has strong relevance or resemblance to
 
the G?delian insights and originality.

Preliminary Timeline

December 1, 2006.                   Announcement
June 15, 2007.                      Submissions deadline
October 2007.                       Jury decision due on papers to be publi
shed
December 15, 2007.                  Final versions due
January 2008.                       Jury decision on winners due
February 2008.                      Award Ceremony
Mar.-Sept.2008.                    Commencement of the Fellowships