Keith Julien Earns Kirk Distinguished Fellowship
The Institute of Mathematics is able to award fellowships through generous donations. As of2019, a generous £250,000 donation from theTurner-Kirk Charitable Trust has allowed the establishment of theKirk Distinguished Visting Fellowshipsscheme. The fellowship provides funding for one senior mathematician selected from under-represented groups within higher mathematical research.
The Isaac Newton Institute of Mathematics is devoted to the advancement of mathematics “in the broadest sense.” To achieve this, they employ strict criterion for program selection. According to their website, programs are selected by the extent to which the topic is “interdisciplinary, bringing together research workers with very different backgrounds and expertise.” Since the institute opened in July 1992, 27 Fields Medalists, 9 Nobel Laureates, 23 Wolf Prize winners, and 12 Abel Prize winners have attended programs at the institute.