2023 WSS Student Travel Award Application
The Washington Statistical Society (WSS) is offering a Student Travel Award to a local area student in a degree program in the areas of statistics or related disciplines. The award includes $800 plus early-bird student conference registration to one American Statistical Society (ASA) meeting or conference between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. A full list of eligible events may be found on ASA's website, www.amstat.org. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one or more eligible events. A one-year student membership to the ASA and a one-year student membership to the WSS are also granted to the winner.
Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EST on January 8, 2023, and the winner will receive notification by January 22, 2023.
Application ProcessApplications must include:
1. The completed application form provided on the next page.
2. A copy of most recent transcript or advising report from your
university.
3. A double-spaced essay, no more than two pages, describing: your
interest in statistics (including projects, internships and/or
assistantships) and activities to help improve the field of statistics
(including teaching, mentoring, advising, collaborating, and service),
and your interest in attending and presenting at an ASA meeting or
conference.
4. A letter of support from a faculty member or ASA member, indicating
knowledge of any funding support the student has already received to
attend an ASA meeting or conference.
To apply, please email your academic transcripts, essay, and completed
application form to the WSS student travel award chair, Andreea
Erciulescu (AndreeaErciulescu@westat.com) with the subject line WSS
STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD. The letter of support should be sent by the
reference.
Please note the expectations proceeding the award confirmation.
1. Applicants email the application package to the WSS Student Travel
Award Chair with the subject line WSS STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD by 11:59
p.m. EST on January 8, 2023.
2. Competition winner is notified by January 22, 2023.
3. Competition winner must confirm their acceptance of the award by
January 25, 2023. Failure to confirm the award may lead to removal as a
winner.
4. Competition winner attends an ASA meeting or conference between July
1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
5. Competition winner attends the WSS Annual Dinner in the spring of
2023, where they would be recognized. The cost of the dinner is covered
by the WSS.
6. Competition winner prepares an essay on their experience at the ASA
meeting/conference. The essay will be published in the WSS 2023 Fall
Newsletter.
Good luck, and we hope to see you at an ASA meeting/conference in the near future!
Applicant Name: _____________________________________ Full time student [ ] Part-time [ ]
University: _____________________________________
Department: ______________________________________
Mailing Address (including city/state/ZIP Code): ______________________________________________________________
Email: __________________________________Phone: ______________________________
Degree: _________________________________Anticipated graduation date: _____________
Are you considering other funding sources to attend an ASA meeting or conference? YES NO (circle one)
If YES, please describe: __________________________________________________
Are you planning to present a paper or poster at an ASA meeting or conference? YES NO (circle one)
If YES, please describe (event(s), date(s), paper or poster title(s)): __________________________________________________
Are you currently part of, or do you have plans to join, the WSS mentoring program (or another ASA mentoring program)? YES NO (circle one)
If YES, please describe: __________________________________________________
Have you previously attended any professional meeting on statistics or a related discipline? YES NO (circle one)
If YES, please describe (meeting(s), location(s), date(s)): __________________________________________________
