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The application process is now closed.  Check back  February 10th 2009 for details about applying for cohort 6.

Applicants for cohort 5 should be notified by June 20th, if not sooner.



AMATYC Project ACCCESS (Advancing Community College Careers: Education, Scholarship, and Service) is a professional development and mentoring program for two-year college mathematics faculty in the first three years of their full-time professional careers. The goal of the project is to facilitate current and continued professional growth for a cadre of two-year college mathematics faculty who will become the leaders of their profession.

Fellows will attend two consecutive AMATYC national meetings where they will participate in a specially developed workshop as well as regular conference activities. Fellows are required to attend an AMATYC Affiliate, MAA Section meeting, or NCTM Regional meeting near their home institution between November, 2008 and November, 2009. For the duration of the project, an electronic network will link ACCCESS Fellows with each other and with a group of distinguished mathematics educators. All Fellows will develop, implement, and evaluate a project at their home institution, as an integral part or their professional development experience.

There is no fee for participation in AMATYC Project ACCCESS itself. Funding will be provided by AMATYC for

  • Conference Registration (Washington, D. C. and Las Vegas, NV conferences)
  • AMATYC Project ACCESS workshops (Washington, D. C. and Las Vegas, NV conferences)
  • Several meals (Washington, D. C. and Las Vegas, NV conferences)
  • Airfare (up to $450) for the Washington, D. C. conference
  • Two nights’ lodging (double occupancy) for the Washington, D.C. conference
  • AMATYC membership for the 2008 and 2009

We estimate that the total institutional commitment will be approximately $1,500 spread over two fiscal years.  Assurances of institutional support and eligibility are of critical importance in the acceptance process.  



In a letter of support for your faculty member:

* Please verify that the applicant (1) has a full-time renewable contract at your institution and that this contract was effective no earlier than Fall term, 2006; (2) has not previously held a full-time renewable contract at a community or technical college or other associate degree-granting institution; and (3) has at least a master's degree in mathematics or a related field.
* Please outline the specific financial support your institution will provide for the applicant’s participation. It is also important that Fellows have non-financial support to implement alternative teaching techniques and carry out a professional development project during the Fellowship year. Please describe how such activities will be supported by the department.


Thank you for your willingness to support your new faculty in this valuable program.