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12 Private Foundations
Pages 187-189

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... It is thus difficult to separate out the mathematical-science portion of support by private foundations, and any attempt to do so must be somewhat arbitrary. Here attention is focused on grants or portions of grants by private foundations made to aid or encourage work "by mathematicians in a mathematical setting," including work in both pure and applied mathematics but attempting to exclude mathematical activities incidental to projects in other fields.
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From page 188...
... , strengthening of existing departments, research fellowships, special research support for younger mathematicians, strengthening of ties between pure and applied mathematics, stimulation of the use of computers, establishment of regional centers of learning, and a variety of other activities to improve curricula and teaching in the mathematical sciences. More details are given in Appendix C
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... Private Foundations ~9 communication; new graduate-level curriculum studies by the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics; studies evaluating present programs of degrees intermediate between the MA and the PhD, and gauging their acceptance by academic administrators and accrediting agencies; physical facilities (such as needed once space or departmental libraries or common rooms) not otherwise available; programs for graduate education or retraining directed toward the special problems and needs of women mathematicians; experimental regional centers for curriculum and course development; special studies of the problems of the underdeveloped colleges.
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