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Attention Undergraduates Interested in Attending Annual Meeting in Seattle: Scholarships Available

  • 1.  Attention Undergraduates Interested in Attending Annual Meeting in Seattle: Scholarships Available

    Posted 05-21-2024 14:36

    INFORMS is pleased to announce scholarships for undergraduate students to attend the 2024 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, October 20 - 23, 2024. 

    This scholarship program aims to foster the professional pipeline of operations research, management science, and analytics researchers by providing undergraduate students an opportunity to experience these exciting fields and gain professional development opportunities by attending the annual meeting.

    Scholarships will provide travel and registration reimbursements up to $1,250 USD.

    Eligibility

    • Students in their final undergraduate year at the time of the Annual Meeting, October 20 – 23, 2024
    • An overall GPA equivalent to 3.25 or better on a 4.0 system. 
    Applicants should submit a 1-page resume, 1-page personal statement, and a letter of recommendation/reference from their academic advisor or another faculty member within your program of study.  These letters are also due by the submission deadline 

    The deadline for applications is July 7, 2024 (11:59pm pacific).  Applications should be submitted through the INFORMS submission portal.



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    Afrooz Jalilzadeh
    Assistant Professor
    The University of Arizona
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