Name	STATISTICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
Research Fields	thesis research statistics
Categories	Natural, Physical or Life Sciences
Citizenship	No citizenship available
Eligibility	The following are awards offered by the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC). The aim of the Pierre Robillard Award is to recognize the best Ph.D. thesis defended at a Canadian university in a given year and written in the fields covered by The Canadian Journal of Statistics. Judging will take into account the originality of the ideas and techniques, the possible applications and their treatment, and the potential impact on the statistical sciences. In any given year, no more than one winner will be selected, however, the committee may arrive at the conclusion that none of the submitted theses merits the award. Value: certificate, monetary prize, one year membership in SSC Deadline: February 15, 2011 Contact: Professor Keumhee Carrière, Department of Mathematical and Satistical Sciences, University of Alberta 632 Cab, Edmonton AB T6G 2G1 Telephone: 780-492-4230 Fax: 780-492-6826 Email: kc.carriere@ualberta.ca Student Research Presentation Awards Awards will be given at the next SSC Annual Meeting for the best research presentations made by students. Entries will be judged on the quality of both the presentation and the underlying research. Up to two awards will be given; one for a talk in a contributed paper session and one for a poster presentation. Value: certificate $500 cash prize. Email: studentawards@ssc.ca
Value	The value is not available
Currency	Canadian
Tenable at	No details on tenability available
Deadlines	No deadlines available
Application Details	Visit the Statistical Society of Canada web site at http://www.ssc.ca/en/award-winners/2011-2012-awards-committee-call-for-nominations Updated: February 7, 2012