In celebration of its 25th anniversary in 1999, the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS) established the Cochran-Hansen Prize, which is awarded every two years for the best paper on survey research methods submitted by a young statistician from a developing or transition country.
For the 2025 edition, the Cochran-Hansen Prize consists of research expenses up to €1500 to present his or her paper at the 65th World Statistics Congress of the International Statistical Institute (65th ISI World Statistics Congress 2025) to be held in The Hague, the Netherlands, 5-9 October 2025. This recognition will cover the WSC registration and travel expenses to the conference as well as participation in a short course. Credit should be given to IASS for its support during conference presentations or in the publication supported by the Cochran-Hansen Prize.
Participation in the competition for the prize is restricted to young statisticians from developing countries (Low and Middle-Income Countries) that are living in such countries and were born in 1990 or later.
A paper submitted for the competition must consist of original work which is either unpublished or has been published after 28 February 2023. A paper may be based on a university thesis and should be written in English. The deadline for submission of papers for the 2025 prize is February 28th, 2025. All papers must be sent to the chair of the IASS 2025 Cochran-Hansen Prize Committee, Eric Rancourt at: [email protected] by the deadline.
Each submission must be accompanied by a cover letter, stating the author’s year of birth, nationality, and country of residence. The cover letter should also indicate if the paper submitted is based on a PhD thesis and, in the case of a joint paper, the contribution to the paper made by the prize competitor. The papers submitted will be reviewed by members of the Cochran-Hansen Prize Committee appointed by the IASS. The decision of the Committee will be final. The prize winner will be notified on or before March 31st, 2025, by email.
For further information, please contact: Eric Rancourt, Statistics Canada. Email: [email protected].
