PIMS Research Networks

PIMS Research Networks (PRNs) are large scale collaborations between academic, industrial and public sector partners. These partnerships are intended to help the mathematical science community address grand challenges such as the ongoing climate emergency, sustainable resource management, resilience to future epidemics and fairness and justice in human society. Baseline support for each PRN is \$100,000 per year with PIMS matching up to \$50,000 per year in contributions from the PRN external partner.

The PRN program builds on the success of the CRG program as well as the Postdoctoral Training Center in Stochastics (PTCS) and the International Graduate Training Centre (IGTC) initiatives. PRNs are designed to build bridges between research areas in academia, industry and the public sector. They are designed to go above and beyond the CRG mission by combining research, training, and crucially, strong external partnerships.

The PRN program is designed to help the mathematical sciences community in western Canada address grand challenges like the ongoing climate emergency, sustainable resource management, resilience to future epidemics, fairness and justice in human society, which require collaborative innovation from the mathematical sciences.

Program Highlights

• PRNs have leadership drawn from across the PIMS network.
• Baseline support for a PRN is \$100,000 per year for three years. PIMS will match up to \$50,000 per year in contributions from the PRN external partner.
• PRNs recruit PDFs and organize scientific events, with a focus on EDI and vertical integration through mentorship and career building.
• PRNs offer Network Wide Courses and organize summer-schools to introduce graduate students and early-career researchers to the topic of the PRN.

PRNs are evaluated and awarded by the PIMS Scientific Review Panel through our annual call for proposals.