The International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) invites applications to the following ISBA Travel Awards 2016, addressed to outstanding students and young researchers who will be attending the ISBA 2016 World Meeting

(http://www.isba2016.org): 

– Two ISBA New Researchers Travel Awards.

– Two ISBA Lifetime Members Junior Researcher Awards.

– Two Pilar Iglesias Travel Awards.

A detailed description of the Travel Awards and of the eligibility requirements follows at the end of this communication.

Applications will be evaluated by the Program Council of ISBA together with the Scientific Committee of the ISBA 2016 World Meeting.

The recipients will be announced in a dedicated Ceremony at the World Meeting.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: October 10th, 2015

DECISIONS: Decisions should be expected by November 1st, 2015

APPLICATION: Applications have to submitted before the deadline through http://youngawards.isba2016.org/

Please, note that ISBA has recently revised the policy for junior travel support (http://tiny.cc/isbajunebulletin).  Announcements for standard junior travel support will be forthcoming soon.

Applicants to a Travel Award will also be automatically considered in the list of applicants for the standard junior travel support.

            ISBA Travel Awards 2016

ISBA New Researchers Travel Awards.

The purpose of the new ISBA New Researchers Travel Award is to support participation in ISBA Meetings by junior researchers. The ISBA New Researchers Travel Award is open to any junior researcher. A junior researcher is a graduate student in a current degree program or someone who has received a PhD or equivalent in the last 5 years. Recipients of the ISBA New Researchers Travel Award are selected on a competitive basis.

Two ISBA New Researchers Travel Awards for 2016 are restricted to junior researchers participating to the World Meeting.

ISBA Lifetime Members Junior Researcher Awards.

ISBA Lifetime Members Junior Researcher Award is intended to recognize junior researchers, attending a World Meeting, who gave significant contributions in the early stage of their career.  The Awards are partially funded by the contributions of ISBA Lifetime Members.

Pilar Iglesias Travel Awards

The Pilar Iglesias Travel Award provides travel grants for one or two graduate students or young researchers from a developing nation so that they can participate to an ISBA World Meeting.

ELIGIBILITY requirements:

The applicant should be a student or a junior researcher qualifying for the Travel Award according to the guidelines above. More specifically, for the purpose of this application, student and junior researcher will be considered:

–  All Ph.D. students expecting to graduate by June 2016

– Researchers who received their Ph.D. after July 2010.

In addition, it is required that:

– One Letter of recommendation outlining the contributions of the applicant for the Award

– The applicant commits to the presentation of a talk or a poster at the ISBA 2016 World Meeting.

Please, note that the submission of a preliminary abstract  is required as part of the application process.


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