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The ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop 2018 is pleased to announce the availability of student travel grants. A limited amount of funding, up to $500 per student by reimbursement, is available to support students’ participation in the Regulatory-Industry Workshop 2018.  

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify, a student must be (i) a full-time student registered toward a Masters, or Ph.D. degree in Statistics, Biostatistics or related field in a college or university when submitting the application; (ii) an author who will present an accepted poster at ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop 2018.

All recipients of the student travel grants are required to register for the workshop by the advance registration deadline, August 14, 2018.

Application Procedure 

An application for a student travel grant will require the following steps. Any incomplete applications will not be considered.

1. An abstract for poster presentation submitted via ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop 2018 website by April 30^th, 2018
2. Emailing Christina Link (Christina@amstat.org) with a subject “Request for Student Travel Grant” with the following details by April 30^th, 2018
1. Name and current affiliation (Department and University name)
2. Degree program enrolled (Ph.D. or M.S. candidate)
3. Proof that he/she is a bona fide full-time Ph.D. or M.S. candidate in good academic standing at the given institution
3. The final electronic poster needs to be submitted by July 20^th, 2018 to Christina Link via email (Christina@amstat.org)

Selection Procedure 

The student travel grant committee with members from industry, FDA and academia will review all posters in a blinded fashion. A maximum of 8 students will be awarded the travel grant.  Final decisions will be communicated by Christina Link.