Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG)

The purpose of the Focused Research Group activity is to support collaborative groups employing innovative methods to solve specific, major research challenges in the mathematical sciences. A major challenge is an outstanding problem of significant importance that requires the focused and synergistic efforts of a collaborative group to solve, and whose solution will have wide impacts in the mathematical sciences and potentially in other areas. • Collaborative groups may include statisticians, mathematicians, and researchers from other science and engineering disciplines. • Funded projects that show substantial progress in their first two years may be recommended for a creativity extension for up to an additional two years. • Risky projects are welcome, and interdisciplinary projects are also encouraged. • Projects should be timely, limited in duration to up to three years, and substantial in their scope and impact for the mathematical sciences.