NITMB Focused Research Group Awards

Support for small groups of researchers (for example three to six) from multiple institutions to gather at NITMB in Chicago for up to nine days and pursue ambitious projects at the interface of mathematics, theory, computation and biology; groups may apply for return visits. Applications are open to all areas of theory, mathematics and computation and all areas of the biological sciences, and are judged on high-reward research that integrates mathematics with biology, complementary expertise and the quality of plans for trainees. Visits starting May to August 2027 have a 30 November 2026 application deadline; visits starting September to December close on 30 March and visits starting January to April on 30 July. A single member submits one PDF for the group with participant CVs, a two-page research plan, letters of institutional support for postdoctoral and PhD participants, and a participant email list.

Faculty, research faculty, technical staff, postdoctoral scholars and enrolled PhD candidates at research institutions or national laboratories in the U.S. and abroad, holding an active appointment paid by their institution. Postdoctoral and PhD participants need a letter of institutional support. NITMB does not support research whose primary goal is human health or clinical application. Non-U.S. citizens need an appropriate visa or visa waiver and their own health insurance.