Awarded jointly by the ASA’s Government Statistics and Social Statistics sections, the Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship encourages promising young statisticians to consider a career in government statistics by providing up to $1,000 for use in exploring any of a broad number of opportunities. The scholarship is for students and others early in their careers who show … [Read more...] about Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship Offers $1,000 for Government Statisticians
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Nominations Open for Health Science Awards
Every year, the Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section offers the Young Investigator Award, Outstanding Teaching Award, Distinguished Achievement Award, and Best Contributed Paper at JSM Award. Nominations are open for the following three: Nominations are due by May and should be sent to tshs.asa@gmail.com. … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for Health Science Awards
Joint Sections on Statistical Computing, Graphics Announce Student Awards
The 2025 John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award goes to Adam Bartonicek of the University of Auckland (for R package Plotscaper). The review panel for the award consisted of David Dahl, Arun Chind, Thomas Yee, Sherry Zhang, and Philip Waggoner (awards chair). The 2025 student paper awards went to the following: The review panel for the student … [Read more...] about Joint Sections on Statistical Computing, Graphics Announce Student Awards
World Science Scholars Application Open
Application for the 2025 cohort of World Science Scholars is open. The World Science Scholars program looks for students who have the following qualities: … [Read more...] about World Science Scholars Application Open
2025 Young Statisticians Prize Submission Deadline Approaches
The International Association for Official Statistics Young Statisticians Prize Competition deadline for manuscript submissions is set for February 21. This international prize encourages young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics and is awarded for the best paper in the official statistics field written by a young statistician. The competition … [Read more...] about 2025 Young Statisticians Prize Submission Deadline Approaches