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Outreach Grant Leadership

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Join the MAA Outreach Leadership Team

MAA members are the heart of our outreach programs and the impact of these programs on the future of the mathematical sciences. We are seeking three MAA members to serve on a newly established MAA Outreach Leadership Team.

The Outreach Leadership Team oversees the full grant-making cycle, from application to reporting, by preparing annual calls for proposals, supporting applicants, coordinating review panels, and maintaining communication with recipients. They support marketing, program evaluation, and annual reporting to strengthen the impact of funded projects. The team also promotes success stories through MAA MathFest, MAA Publications, and online platforms to showcase the value of these grants.

To Apply

Submit a cover letter, CV, and contact information for up to two references to programs@maa.org by Tuesday, December 2. If you are interested in a specific role on the Leadership team, please indicate that in your cover letter

Collectively, this team will:

  • Support the application process (e.g., reviewing and editing call for proposals, drafting website copy).
  • Provide support to MAA members who are preparing proposals.
  • Support marketing efforts by drafting marketing emails, posting on MAA Connect, and broadly sharing outreach grant opportunities with our communities.
  • Lead the review process, including selecting reviewers, convening a review panel, and sending feedback to applicants. 
  • Follow the projects of grant recipients, serving as a point of contact during the project and collecting and reviewing final reports from recipients. 
  • Serve as liaisons to MAA staff by sharing recommendations for program improvement and preparing a final report to the MAA on the success of funded projects each year. 
  • Facilitate the sharing of stories of funded projects through the outreach poster session at MAA MathFest, articles in MAA publications, and MAA blogs or virtual programs

The team will consist of the following roles:

  • Director of the MAA Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grants (DMEG): Primarily responsible for management of DMEG program promotion, application processes, applicant feedback, awardee support and reporting, and dissemination.  
  • Director of the MAA Tensor Outreach Grants: Primarily responsible for management of Tensor program promotion, application processes, applicant feedback, awardee support and reporting, and dissemination. 
  • Director of Applicant Support and Communications: Primarily responsible for preparing programming to support proposal preparation (e.g., FAQs, webinars, virtual office hours), assisting with individual proposals, attending review panels to assist with applicant feedback, and working with awardees to spotlight programs through MAA publications, webinars, and MathFest activities.

This team is expected to meet regularly to support a coordinated effort in fulfilling these duties and to attend MAA Mathfest. Directors should be members of the MAA. They will receive a stipend of $5,000 and travel support to attend MAA MathFest. Pre-approved travel to MAA Section meetings or other agreed-upon conferences and meetings to promote outreach programs may also be supported. Directors are expected to fulfill a two-year term on the leadership team, with the possibility of renewal for one additional two-year term.