IAS encourages submissions for residencies and guests’ applications in all the fields of hard sciences, i.e. formal natural sciences, including physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc., with excellence as a motto. Residents and guests of IAS are free to work on any topic they are interested in. IAS scientists are encouraged to collaborate with each other, and with UM6P faculty members, to benefit from a strong synergistic activity of other departments/schools of the University, or with scientists at other institutions. The Institute programs are closely integrated with the corresponding activities of the different components of UM6P via joint seminars, and frequent informal contacts.