# Postdoctoral Fellowship: MSPRF: Universal Properties of Extreme Behavior of Stochastic Search

> **NSF 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT** · Linn, Samantha (UT) · $190,000

## Abstract

This award is made as part of the FY 2025 Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Program. Each of the fellowships supports a research and training project at a host institution in the mathematical sciences, including applications to other disciplines, under the mentorship of a sponsoring scientist.

The title of the project for this fellowship to Samantha Linn is “Universal Properties of Extreme Behavior of Stochastic Search”. The host institution for the fellowship is Imperial College London and the sponsoring scientist is Paul Bressloff.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

## Key facts

- **NSF award ID:** 2503550
- **Awardee organization:** Linn, Samantha (UT)
- **PI:** Samantha Linn
- **Primary program:** 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
- **All programs:** POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN MATH SCIENCE
- **Estimated total:** $190,000
- **Funds obligated:** $190,000
- **Transaction type:** Fellowship Award
- **Period:** 09/01/2025 → 08/31/2029

## Primary source

NSF Award Search: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2503550

## Citation

> US National Science Foundation, Award 2503550, Postdoctoral Fellowship: MSPRF: Universal Properties of Extreme Behavior of Stochastic Search. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-06 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nsf/2503550. Licensed CC0.

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