Description
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) sponsors and presents the COPSS Presidents' Award annually to a young member of the statistical community in recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics. The award was established in 1976, consists of a plaque and cash award and is presented annually at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Eligibility
The award is open to junior members of the statistical community regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or citizenship. Specifically, eligible candidates either i) will be under age 41 throughout the award calendar year or ii) will be under age 46 throughout the award calendar year and will have received a terminal statistically-related degree no more than 12 years prior to that year.
Nominations may be made by members of any of the COPSS affiliated organizations. No member of the Award Committee, officer of COPSS or societal member of COPSS shall be eligible to receive the award during his or her term of service.
Eligible candidates are expected to adhere to the highest standards of statistical practice, professional conduct and personal conduct; see the Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice published by the Committee on Professional Ethics of the American Statistical Association for more information.
Additional details concerning eligibility can be found on the COPSS website.
Prize
The award consists of a plaque, a citation and a cash honorarium. It is presented at the COPSS Awards session at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM). The amount of the award shall be such that the principal of the fund is left intact. Reimbursement for reasonable travel and hotel expenses to attend the JSM to receive the award is provided to the recipient if other funds are unavailable. The award will be presented by the Chair of the Award Committee or their designee. The recipient will be allowed time to acknowledge receipt of the award at the JSM.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Please submit the nomination using the online form on the COPSS website by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline. |
How to Apply
Please submit the nomination using the online form on the COPSS website by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline.
For More Information
Contact kkariyap@uoguelph.ca or Kaleab Abebe, kza3@pitt.edu. Please also see the COPSS website for more details.