2024 Winner(s)
- Riley Byrd, Kansas State University
- Elise Han, Columbia University
- Zachary Ramirez, Purdue University
- Van Tran, Harvard University
- Aubree Xia, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Yang Yang, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Alexander Zalles, Rice University
- Andrea Zamudio, North Carolina State University
Purpose of the Award
INFORMS will offer two scholarship for to support travel to the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 26-29, 2025. The first scholarship 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.
The second, will support INFORMS membership and Annual meeting travel for students who have successfully implemented outreach programs at their academic institutions. This applies to both undergraduate and graduate students, with nominations allowed from the students themselves or their schools. The goal is to provide a platform for showcasing their outreach achievements at the INFORMS Annual Meeting.
Scholarships will provide travel and registration reimbursements up to $1,500.
We encourage self-nominations from undergraduate students across a variety of quantitative disciplines, including (but not limited to): mathematics, engineering, computer science, statistics, business, and economics.
The awardees of both scholarships will be provided with a recommended schedule to help them enjoy and learn from the conference and other scholarship winners. Specific activities may include:
- Meeting with ambassador graduate students
- Meetings with committee members and INFORMS Staff
- Attending plenaries, selected talks/posters, and tutorials
- Attending new member breakfast
- Attending INFORMS Welcome Reception
- Attending INFORMS society meetings
2025 Committee Chair
Talayeh Razzaghi, Ph.D.
University of Oklahoma
| Undergraduate (Research interest) | Successful Implementation of an Outreach program | |
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| GPA Requirement | Applicants must also be in good academic standing and have a minimum overall GPA of 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) at the time of application. | N/A for this scholarship |
| Required Nomination Letter | Yes, letter of nomination from the student’s department chair and/or a faculty member who is familiar with the student’s academic progress and interests. | Yes, letter of nomination from the student’s department chair and/or a faculty member who is familiar with the student’s outreach activities. |
| Application Process | INFORMS Award Portal | INFORMS Award Portal |
The deadline for applications is June 15, 2025 (11:59pm pacific). Applications should be submitted through the INFORMS submission portal.
Start your submission Undergraduate Students (Research) or Students that have implemented a successful outreach program
The INFORMS Scholarships Committee will evaluate and select the scholarship recipients.