The International Statistical Institute (ISI) and the International Biometric Society (IBS) are jointly sponsoring an initiative to fund two young statisticians who are members of both Societies to participate in the 65th ISI World Statistics Congress at The Hague, 2025 (https://www.isi-next.org/conferences/isi-wsc2025/). There is a growing cohort of past award winners, or Young Ambassadors, who are helping to promote collaboration between young statisticians of the ISI and IBS. We invite you to become one of them!
For the purpose of this competition, a "young statistician" is defined as someone who has obtained his/her most recent statistics qualification in the last ten years, i.e. their PhD (or latest degree in statistics) was awarded after 1st January, 2016.
An applicant must be a member of IBS. However, those who are not already a member of the Society will be invited to join as part of this application for the award. And a successful applicant is expected to join the ISI as well.
Note that the IBS considers the Young Ambassadors Program to be open to all of our younger members who fit the date criteria, though we particularly encourage applicants from lower and middle-income countries to apply (see guideline here <https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/low-and-middle-income).
The documents required when applying for this award is as follows:
1) Applicants must submit a short paper (of 8-10 pages in length). If approved for the award, this abstract will serve as the basis for an in-person talk at the 2025 WSC.
2) Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae of at most two pages.
3) Applicants must submit a statement of up to 100 words indicating how participation in the ISI World Statistics Congress (WSC) 2025 will promote positive interaction between ISI and IBS and enhance the applicant's personal career. The statement may be sent in the body of the e-mail itself or sent as an attachment.
4) Proof of membership in both Societies OR a completed application in PDF format is required. Click here to download an IBS membership application.
To be considered eligible, the award application is due Friday, 16 May 2025. Applicants must send all documents listed above to the following e-mail addresses: isimail@cbs.nl, and ibs@biometricsociety.org. Materials should be sent in a single e-mail. The e-mail should also mention the applicant’s intent to apply for the IBS Young Ambassador to ISI Award.
Applicants will be considered by a joint ISI-IBS committee. Preference will be given to those who have not previously received funding from the ISI - IBS Young Ambassadors Joint Initiative. Ambassadors will receive free registration to the ISI WSC2025 conference and recognition in the ISI and Associations Award Brochure and Awards Ceremony.
The intention is to inform applicants of the decision on or before 16 June 2025.
We look forward to your participation!
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Additional Instructions:
• This award is by application to a competition. The competition is open to all members of IBS (for WSC) and of ISI (for IBC) who are within 10 years of their PhD (or other last Statistics degree) at the time of the competition submission deadline.
• The documents required to be submitted by applicants may be determined by the separate societies (ISI for IBC; IBS for WSC), but may include:
- An abstract or paper for the proposed conference,
- A CV,
- A brief statement of how the Conference participation will enhance the career of the applicant,
- A brief statement regarding how the applicant will help to promote the interaction of Young Statisticians between the two Societies, and
- A statement of financial need.
• Any documents required will be considered by the evaluation Committee in making their decisions.
• The Committee will evaluate the submissions.
• It is expected that IBS awardees to WSC will join the ISI Young Statisticians group.
• Each awardee may receive an award of up to $5,000 USD.
• Funding awarded may be used for any of the following (i.e. all of the following would be considered acceptable uses):
- Return economy airfare to the conference's host country.
- Up to six (6) nights' accommodation.
- Registration fee for attending a short course or satellite meeting (chosen by the successful applicant).
- An amount to cover an additional two nights' accommodation if needed, due to extended travel itineraries.
- You are also encouraged to consider registering for a Short Course.
• It is the responsibility of the Ambassador to manage the securing of their personal visas to attend the WSC conference. However, those approved for the award will be offered guidance on this and other matters upon acceptance.