The BEST Award for Student Research
The BEST award is for papers submitted in the competitions for the current academic year [July to June]
Students should submit a written paper and supporting materials on their research using this form.
Submissions must be received by March 31st to be eligible for the award for the current academic year.
The paper must include a complete description of the problem area, context and goals, and represent a scholarly work developing new ideas and models in that context, with details of the literature, modeling and computational developments, and relevant financial/econometric aspects.
The BEST Award Selection Committee will review all complete submissions received by the deadline with a view to making the award at a formal award ceremony during the Department of Statistical Science graduation ceremony in May.
For questions regarding the submission process please email Karen Herndon at karen@stat.duke.edu
