Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) Awards

Eligibility

Please see below for list of awards. Note some awards may have separate deadlines (usually in January 31 or February 1) of each calendar year.

Summary

SSC Gold Medal Award awarded to a person who has made outstanding contributions to statistics or probability, either to mathematical developments or in applied work. A recipient of the Gold Medal must have been actively engaged with the wider Canadian statistical community and be a member in good standing of the SSC.

Honorary Membership Award awarded to statistical scientists, or in special circumstances other individuals, of outstanding distinction who have made exceptional contributions to the development of the statistical sciences. 

Distinguished Service Award awarded to a person who has made substantial contributions to the running or welfare of SSC, over a period of several years. A recipient of the Distinguished Service Award must be a member of the SSC. 

SSC-CANSSI Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work recognizes outstanding contributions by SSC members in collaborative research and applied work, the importance of which derives primarily from its relatively recent impact on a subject area outside of the statistical sciences, on an area of application, or on an organization. The award, which includes a $3,000 prize sponsored by CANSSI, can be for published collaborative research, for collaboration in applied work (whether published or not) or, more generally, for the impact of a statistician on an organization (e.g., a company or a government agency) or a subject area through their collaborative or applied work.

CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics recognizes a statistical scientist's excellence and accomplishments in research during the first fifteen years after earning his/her doctorate (or equivalent degree). The award, which includes a $ 3,000 prize sponsored by the CRM, is bestowed upon a Canadian citizen or permanent resident whose work was carried out primarily in Canada. (*Deadline of February 1, 2026). 

SSC Distinguished Educator Award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching statistics by SSC members, through significant contributions to evidence-based pedagogy and in leadership in statistical education in Canada. The award includes a $1,000 prize and an invited lecture at the SSC annual meeting. 

SSC Early Career Educator Award recognizes excellence in teaching statistics by early career SSC members, through commitment to evidence-based pedagogy and in contributions to statistical education in Canada. The award includes a $1,000 prize. See 

Lise Manchester Award presented in even-numbered years, recognizes excellence in state-of-the-art statistical work on problems of public interest and is potentially useful for Canadian public policy. The award includes a $1,000 prize. 

New Investigator Presentation Award is for contributed talks given by New Investigators. Entries will be judged on the quality of both the presentation and the underlying research. There will be one award winner and two runners-up. The award winner will receive a certificate and a $500 cash prize. The runners-up will receive a certificate and a $250 cash prize.

Application deadlines

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