Deadline for submission: 11:59p EDT, April 15, 2025

• International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) announces Student Paper and Poster Award competitions for the IISA2025 conference to be held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, From June 12th - 15th, 2025.
• This competition is for three awards:
• (a) Student Paper Award in Probability and Theory of Statistics and Data Sciences,
• (b) Student Paper Award in Applications of Statistics and Data Sciences, and
• (c) Student Poster Awards (all topics).

Eligibility:

• Students who are currently enrolled (and will remain enrolled throughout 2025) in an MS/PhD (or equivalent) program in Statistics, Data Sciences, or related fields are eligible. Women and under-represented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. A membership in IISA is required (student membership of IISA is free, and can be obtained easily before filling in this form). Winners of the previous IISA student competitions are not eligible.
• Documents needed: Please complete this form, and include the following documents
• 1) A signed letter on official letterhead confirming your student status, from your advisor, or department chair, or director of graduate studies.
• 2) A short CV.
• 3) (Mandatory for applicants of Student Paper Award applicants, i,e, (a) or (b) above, but optional for Student Poster Award (c) applicants:) A draft version of your paper/poster. The paper should include an abstract of up to 1200 characters. The paper is recommended to be in 12 points. The student applicant must be the lead author (performed a major part of the work) of the submitted paper/poster. This document is optional if you are applying for the Student Poster Award.
• Please collate all documents as a single PDF file (maximum file size is 10MB) and submit using this form by the deadline.

Selection Process:

• For the Student Paper Awards, i.e., (a) and (b), up to ten (10) submissions (5 in each category) will be shortlisted for oral presentations at the IISA2024 conference. The award winners will be chosen based on the quality and content of the paper and the oral presentation during the conference.
• Any submission for the student paper awards that are not shortlisted for oral presentations will be automatically enrolled in the Student Poster Award competition.
• The poster award winners will be determined on the quality of their posters.
• Anyone taking part in the Student Paper/Poster competition must register for the conference. Students participating in the competition are not eligible to present contributed talks.
• Contact: IISA2025@intindstat.org (and spc@intindstat.org) for any queries regarding the student competitions.

Financial Support:

• Students selected for the Student Paper Competition will receive partial travel support.

Submission Process :

• It is a three-step process. Please have your paper, abstract, and other documents ready,
• 1) Become a Student Member: If you are not a student member of IISA, first become a student member. You can become a member here: https://www.intindstat.org/register
• 2) Register for the conference: Pay appropriate fees and register. Indicate that you are participating in the student paper/poster competition. Submit your abstract https://www.intindstat.org/conference2025/regemailValidation.
• 3) Participate in the Student Paper Competition: Fill out the Google form to participate in the competition. https://forms.gle/zbSMwdJkT1Eg6cwa8. Please note that you will have to submit your abstract twice.

Important:

• Please register for the conference before submitting your credentials/paper. You will have to enter the transaction ID. If for some reason your abstract is not selected a full refund will be issued.