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Nominations Wanted for Young Investigator Award

April 1, 2026

Nominate a colleague for the Young Investigator Award, which recognizes a promising early-career statistics educator or researcher in the health sciences with a certificate and $500 prize.

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Applications Sought for NextGen Scholarship

April 1, 2026

Applications will be accepted until May 8 for the New England Statistical Society’s NextGen scholarships for underrepresented groups in statistics and data science. The scholarships are for $1,000.

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Will You Tell Us a Story?

April 1, 2026

‘Significance’ magazine invites students and early-career statisticians to enter its annual writing competition with a 1,500–2,500 word article on any statistics-related topic by May 31.

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Call for Nominations: Natrella Scholarship

March 2, 2026

The scholarship fund will support the participation of two students at the Quality and Productivity Research Conference, to be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, from June 22–25.

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Applications Sought for Richard A. Freund International Scholarship

March 2, 2026

Applications are now being accepted for the Richard A. Freund International Scholarship, sponsored by the American Society for Quality.

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Submission Open for 2026 IAOS Prize

March 2, 2026

Offered by the International Association for Official Statistics, this prize encourages young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics.

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Statistical Computing, Graphics Sections Announce Student Award Winners

March 2, 2026

Harriet Mason, Yujie Ran, Beenu Sareena, Adam Struzik, and Sarah Wang will make their presentations and receive their awards at the 2026 Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Application Open for Biopharmaceutical Section Scholarship Award 

February 2, 2026

The ASA Biopharmaceutical Section is soliciting applications for the 2026 ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Student Scholarship Award.

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Actuarial Foundation Offers Scholarship, Resources 

February 2, 2026

The Actuarial Foundation offers a $20,000 scholarship for high school seniors pursuing careers in mathematics and actuarial science, as well as funding opportunities for undergraduate students.

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Applications Sought for Cox Scholarship 

February 2, 2026

The Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship was established to encourage women to enter statistically oriented professions. Two scholarship recipients are selected each year.

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Nominations Wanted for ASA Pride Scholarship 

February 2, 2026

The ASA Pride Scholarship was established to raise awareness and support the success of LGBTQ+ statisticians and data scientists, as well as allies. The scholarship celebrates their diverse backgrounds and highlights the skills and perspectives these individuals bring to the ASA, statistics, and data science. 

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Nominations Wanted for AAPOR Mitofsky Innovators Award

January 1, 2026

The award celebrates breakthroughs in public opinion and survey research—from innovative theories and bold new ideas to cutting-edge methods and technologies that push the field forward.

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ASQ Statistics Division Ellis R. Ott Scholarships For applied statistics and quality management

Ott Scholarship Applications Accepted Until June 15

January 1, 2026

Applications for the $7,500 Ellis R. Ott Scholarship for graduate students in applied statistics, quality management, and related fields are due June 15.

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Statistics in Marketing Section Announces Dissertation Award

December 1, 2025

Submissions are being accepted for the 2026 Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, which recognizes outstanding dissertation research at the intersection of marketing and statistical methods.

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Nominations Sought for 2026 COPSS Emerging Leader Award 

November 3, 2025

The COPSS Emerging Leader Award  recognizes individuals who show potential for leadership and who will help shape and strengthen the field. The winner will be recognized at JSM.

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Nominations Sought for Peter Hall IMS Early Career Prize

November 3, 2025

The Institute of Mathematical Statistics established the Peter Hall IMS Early Career Prize in honor of Peter Hall’s legacy as a mentor to young colleagues throughout his professional career. 

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Travel Award Available for Female PhD Student

September 1, 2025

The Caucus for Women in Statistics Prof. Suddhendu Biswas Student Travel Award supports travel to attend an international conference in India. Apply today! Deadline is September 30.

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Nominations Open for Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize

September 1, 2025

The Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize honors outstanding undergraduate women for excellence in mathematics.

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Nominate a Colleague for Daniel Solow Author’s Award

September 1, 2025

The Daniel Solow Author’s Award honors creators of outstanding undergraduate teaching materials in mathematics such as a textbook, lecture notes, software, online resources, and video lectures.

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Application Open for Goldwater Scholarship

September 1, 2025

Applications are being accepted for the Goldwater scholarship, a merit award available only to undergraduate students majoring in mathematics, science, or engineering.

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Application Open for SBB Research Group Foundation STEM Scholarship

August 1, 2025

In 500 or fewer words, SBB Research Group Foundation wants to read your response to the following: What have been your most significant experiences in STEM, and how will you use STEM principles to improve the world?

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Nominations Open for Robert V. Hogg Award

August 1, 2025

The Hogg award recognizes someone who has shown both excellence and growth in teaching introductory statistics at the college level.

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Early Career Award Nominations Sought

May 22, 2025

The award recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in their research and promote meaningful dialogue between science and society.

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Nominations Wanted for Ryne Scholarship

May 22, 2025

The scholarship is given annually to a female student enrolled in or planning to enroll in a mathematics and/or statistics and/or data science program that incorporates statistics.

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Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship Offers $1,000 for Government Statisticians

April 29, 2025

The scholarship is awarded to early-career statisticians so they can explore opportunities in government statistics, honoring Smith’s legacy in federal statistics. Apply by May 1.

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Nominations Open for Health Science Awards

April 29, 2025

The Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section offers four annual awards: the Young Investigator Award for promising early-career educators or researchers; the Outstanding Teaching Award for excellence in statistics education; the Distinguished Achievement Award for longtime service to the section and ASA; and Best Contributed Paper at JSM Award. Nominations are open for three of them.

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Joint Sections on Statistical Computing, Graphics Announce Student Awards

March 4, 2025

These outstanding recipients will present their work at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings.

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Nominations Sought for Causality in Statistics Education Award

March 4, 2025

The Causality in Statistics Education Award was established by Judea Pearl and created to acknowledge the growing importance of introducing core elements of causal inference into undergraduate and lower-division graduate classes in statistics.

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International Scholarship Available for Quality Studies

March 4, 2025

This ASQ scholarship is for graduate study of the theory and application of quality control, quality assurance, quality improvement, and total quality management.

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ASA Pride Scholarship Nominations Open

February 1, 2025

The scholarship celebrates those with diverse backgrounds and showcases the invaluable skills and perspectives these individuals bring to the ASA, statistics, and data science.

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Mentoring Award Nominations Due March 1

February 1, 2025

The ASA Mentoring Award is given each year to a member who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in developing the careers of statistics students, statisticians, or statistical researchers early in their careers.

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2025 Young Statisticians Prize Submission Deadline Approaches

February 1, 2025

The competition offers awards for first, second, and third place, as well as a special prize for the best paper by someone from a lower- or middle-income country.

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Edge Foundation Seeks Applications for Two Awards

February 1, 2025

Application for the Karen EDGE Fellowship and Mary Beth Ruskai Research Fund is now open.

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Applications Wanted for Annie T. Randall Innovator Award

February 1, 2025

The award was named in honor of Black female statistician Annie T. Randall for her pioneering career in government amid pervasive racial discrimination.

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Edward C. Bryant Scholarship Applications Sought

February 1, 2025

One scholarship recipient is selected annually to receive a $2,500 prize.

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Nominations Sought for SIAM Student Paper Prize

January 1, 2025

Apply for the SIAM Student Paper Prize for outstanding papers in SIAM journals by February 15.

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Nominations Wanted for Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize

January 1, 2025

Nominate a student for the Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by May 31. The annual prize gives $1,200 to an undergraduate in Canada, Mexico, the US, or its territories for outstanding mathematics research.

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Nominations Sought for Gertrude Cox Scholarship Award

January 1, 2025

Nominate a woman enrolled in a graduate statistics or data science program for the Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship.

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Applications Wanted for Ellis R. Ott Scholarship

January 1, 2025

The ASQ Statistics Division offers $7,500 scholarships for graduate students at US or Canadian institutions. Students should apply by June 15 to support their studies in applied statistics.

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