The ISI Jan Tinbergen Award is an opportunity for a young statistician to present his/her paper at the biennial World Statistics Congresses (WSC). The award is named after the famous Dutch econometrician and Nobel Prize winner, and is sponsored by the Dutch ‘Stichting Internationaal Statistisch Studiefonds’ (International Statistical Study Fund Foundation www.sissf.nl).
The aim of the Foundation is to offer assistance to developing countries in the field of statistics. The award supports the Foundation’s aim by encouraging the development of young statisticians and by helping to build statistical capacity in developing countries.
The competition is open to all young statisticians born in 1987 or later, regardless of their nationality. Papers should address statistical problems of real relevance in building statistical capacity in countries with limited statistical infrastructure. The theme for the 2025 edition of the ISI Jan Tinbergen Award is “statistical systems".
The International Statistical Study Fund Foundation is in the process of redesigning its long term objectives. This could lead to a new focus on long-term investments. Against that background it is possible that the 2025 Jan Tinbergen Award will be the last year of this award.
"Statistical Systems"
Paper may be on any topic that directly addresses the development and improvement of statistical systems in countries with limited statistical infrastructure. The main criteria are innovative and significant contribution to statistical progress in government or government organisations in a developing country, and quality of exposition and communication. Contributions could be in innovative applications of existing statistical methods, or application of new sources and innovative data collection and production.
The Foundation awards a cash prize and assists the author’s participation in the 65th ISI World Statistics Congress where the award recipient will present the paper.
The criteria for quality of exposition and communication include adequate reference to related work; technical and methodological standard of work, quality of writing organisation and clarity.
