Deadlines
The GEAR Executive Committee meets once a month, usually on the first Tuesday of the month, to review applications to all GEAR programs. Decisions are announced and award letters sent out within a few days of the meetings.
Reimbursement Forms
- For reimbursement, mail forms and receipts (excluding meals) to the address on the reimbursement form.
- Please attach ORIGINAL RECEIPTS:
- Please note that receipts should include proof of payment. For the airline we need the e-ticket showing the itinerary and the airline, how much the ticket cost and something showing that it was charged (i.e. “charged to Mastercard/Visa XXXXXX1234”).
- For hotels, we do need an itemized receipt showing check in/check out dates, daily rate, and a $0 balance or something showing that it was charged to your credit card.
- Please find the hub responsible for your payment, complete forms and send to the appropriate hub.
- Reimbursement from Illinois Hub
- Reimbursement from Maryland Hub
- Reimbursement from Stanford Hub [Stanford LA-6 Tax Status Form]
- Partial reimbursement before the end of a program is available. To start the process, email the above forms and any available receipts (excluding meals) to gear@math.illinois.edu.
- Each successful applicant is required to submit a brief report at the end of the visit describing what was accomplished. Click here to submit your report online.
Blogs and Links
Acknowledgements
Any future papers or reports on work done with the aid of support from the GEAR Network should please include the following acknowledgement:
“The author(s) acknowledge(s) support from U.S. National Science Foundation grants DMS 1107452, 1107263, 1107367 “RNMS: GEometric structures And Representation varieties” (the GEAR Network).”
GEAR Logo
For those planning events being funded through GEAR, you can easily put the logo on your event poster and/or website by downloading this high resolution version of the GEAR logo (right click on the image to download).
