In celebration of its 25th anniversary in 1999, the International Association of Survey Statisticians (IASS) established the Cochran-Hansen Prize, awarded every two years for the best paper on survey research methods submitted by a young statistician from a Low and middle income country / regions or transition country / region.
For the 2025 edition, the Cochran-Hansen Prize includes funding of up to €1500 for research expenses to present the winning 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, from 5-9 October 2025. This support covers WSC registration, travel expenses, and participation in a short course. Credit must be given to the IASS for its support during conference presentations or in any publication supported by the Cochran-Hansen Prize.
Participation in the competition is restricted to young statisticians from the Low and Middle-Income Countries / Regions and were born in 1990 or later.
Papers submitted for the competition must consist of original work, either unpublished or published after 28 February 2023. A paper may be based on a university thesis and must be written in English.
The submission deadline for the 2025 prize is 28 February 2025. All papers should be sent to the Chair of the IASS 2025 Cochran-Hansen Prize Committee, Eric Rancourt (see contact information below), by the deadline.
Each submission must include a cover letter stating the author’s year of birth, nationality, and country of residence. The cover letter should also indicate if the submitted paper is based on a PhD thesis and, for joint papers, the contribution made by the prize competitor. Submissions will be reviewed by members of the Cochran-Hansen Prize Committee, appointed by the IASS. The Committee's decision will be final. The prize winner will be notified by email on or before 31 March 2025.
For further information, please contact:
Eric Rancourt, Statistics Canada
Email: [email protected]
