The Nonclinical Biostatistics Working Group of the ASA’s Biopharmaceutical Section is offering a scholarship program for students in US graduate programs such (bio)statistics, data science, and engineering.
Award Deadlines and Information
Data Challenge Expo to Use General Social Survey
The Annual Data Challenge Expo—to be held in conjunction with the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon, August 3–8—is open to students and professionals from the private and public sectors who submit a contributed speed poster abstract by February 1.
SIAM Seeks Nominations for Student Paper Prize
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Student Paper Prize is awarded annually to the student author(s) of the most outstanding paper(s) accepted by SIAM journals within the three years preceding the nomination deadline.
IAOS Launches Young Statisticians Prize
The prize is for young statisticians who take an active interest in official statistics. In addition to monetary prizes, first-place winner(s) receive travel funds to present their paper at an international conference.
Census Bureau Seeks Applications for Postdoctoral and Fellowship Programs
Apply for the Postdoctoral Research Program or Dissertation Fellowship Program by January 31, 2024.
Call for Nominations: Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics
The $1 million prize recognizes an outstanding contribution or tool that has had significant impact and found wide application in statistical practice with relevance to society.
2023–2024 Deadlines and Contact Information for Select ASA National Awards, Special Lectureships, and COPSS Awards
The ASA’s extensive awards program recognizes statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the association and statistical profession through research, teaching, consulting, and service.
2024 Waksberg Award Recipient Announced; Nominations Sought for 2025
In 2001, the journal Survey Methodology established an annual invited paper series in honor of Joseph Waksberg to recognize his contributions to survey statistics and methodology. Each year, a prominent survey statistician is chosen to write a paper that reviews the development and current state of an important topic in survey statistics and methodology and reflects the mixture of theory and practice that characterized Waksberg’s work.
Student Travel Grants Available for Biopharm Workshop
Graduate students can receive up to $500 to support their participation in the 2023 workshop.
Nominations Open for Norwood Award
Electronic nomination submissions are encouraged and should be sent by July 14.