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ASSOCIATION COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES EARLY CAREER CONFERENCE GRANTS

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Application Opens: 18 August 2026; Deadline:  13 October 2026, 15:00 UTC

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Early Career Conference Grants help to ensure that emerging researchers—and the universities that employ them—can benefit from the valuable opportunity of attending and taking part in in-person conferences in Commonwealth countries outside of their country of work. 

For emerging academics, taking part in conferences can have a profound impact on their teaching and research. These events are a chance to share research, learn about the latest developments in an area of work, and build valuable professional networks.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must: 

Be an early career researcher/academic at an ACU member university. 

Early career researchers/academics are those who are within 7 years of the start of their academic (research/teaching) career, with the exception of those who have had career breaks.  

A career break is a period of time out from employment for personal or professional reasons, including to care for children. 

Be within 7 years of the start of their academic (research/teaching) career, with the exception of those who have had career breaks. A career break is a period of time out from employment for personal or professional reasons, including to care for children. 

Identify a conference that they would like to attend in a Commonwealth country taking place between February 2027 and January 2028. 

Note: Applicants need to be either chairing a session, presenting a paper, or presenting a poster at the proposed conference.

Review the application guidance and FAQs.

Submit an application through the online application form.

If you already have a MyACU account, you can access the grant application form through this platform when applications open. 

If you do not already have a MyACU account, please ensure that you first register for an account and then follow the instructions in the registration email to log in to the system before accessing the application form.

Applicants cannot: 

Have previously traveled for work purposes (including conferences) outside of their region of employment since the start of their academic career.

Be a previous recipient of an ACU Early Career Conference Grant (previously known as Early Career Academic Grants).

BENEFIT:

Seven grants are available at a maximum of GBP 2,000, which can be used to cover: 

Conference registration fee 

Flights 

Accommodation 

Visa costs 

Travel and health insurance 

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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MATH CHALLENGE

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Application Deadline: Sunday, 27 September 2026, 23:59 UTC+0

LOCATION: Germany

International Youth Math Challenge is an educational mathematics competition open to students worldwide. Recognizing the importance of math education for students of all ages, IYMC provides an educational program accessible to both students and teachers. This competition program offers young minds the opportunity to challenge their skills, learn more, be rewarded, and enjoy the fascinating world of mathematics beyond what the typical school curriculum has to offer.

ELIGIBILITY:

Current high school and university students from all grades and countries are eligible to participate.

Depending on your age group, you will have to solve more problems to qualify for the next round. To solve the problems, you should be open-minded and creative.

As some problems may require you to read real-world research material, fluency in English is beneficial. You should have a working internet connection to submit your solution online.

Qualification Round 2026

The math problems in the Qualification Round vary in difficulty and topic. They range from geometry to number theory to make sure that everyone finds interesting problems to work out. Each problem gives up to 5 points.

To qualify for the Pre-Final Round in November 2026, you have to score at least 15, 17, or 20 points based on your age group .

Successful participants are honoured with certificates. The deadline for the Qualification Round is: Sunday, 27 September 2026, 23:59 UTC+0

For Teachers and SchoolsTeachers, schools, and parents are invited to share IYMC as an extracurricular learning opportunity for students with an interest in mathematics. We provide learning materials, flyers, and posters, and our team supports you with any issue. There are also awards for teachers and schools.

BENEFIT:

Participants receive certificates, awards, cash prizes, recognition, and an international network.

Participating allows you to apply your math skills to interesting problems, and to learn about topics beyond the school curriculum. All participants receive participation certificates. The top performers receive the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes with cash prizes worth 1400 USD. There are also national awards for the best participants from each country:

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