As previously announced, the following IMS members have been selected to receive the 2025 IMS Lawrence D. Brown PhD Student Award:
Louis V. Cammarata, Harvard University;
Ying Jin, Harvard University (previously at Stanford University); and
George Stepaniants, California Institute of Technology (previously Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
The award will fund their travel to next year’s IMS Annual Meeting, which takes place at the 2025 Joint Statistics Meeting. They will each present a paper in the invited session of the IMS Lawrence D. Brown PhD Student Award.
Lawrence D. Brown had a distinguished academic career with groundbreaking contributions to a range of fields in theoretical and applied statistics. Moreover, he was an enthusiastic and dedicated mentor to many graduate students. Eligible applicants for this award will compete to be one of three speakers at an invited session as part of the IMS Annual Meeting. The award will also include reimbursement for both travel and the meeting registration fee—up to $2,000 in total for each winner.
The next deadline is May 1, 2025; you can find application information at
https://www.imstat.org/ims-awards/ims-lawrence-d-brown-ph-d-student-award/
Applications are also open for these awards for early-career researchers.
IMS New Researcher Travel Award:
This award funds travel and possibly other expenses to present a paper or a poster at an IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meeting for those who otherwise would not be able to attend. For IMS members who are New Researchers (i.e. PhD awarded in 2021–2025). The application deadline for this award is February 1, 2025.
IMS Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award:
This award funds travel and registration to attend an IMS sponsored or co-sponsored meeting. Presentation of a paper/poster is encouraged, but not required. For IMS members who are graduate students (seeking a Masters or PhD degree) studying some area of statistical science or probability, who have not yet received a PhD degree. Application deadline is February 1, 2025.