(for the Jan Hemelrijk Award, click here)

We proudly announce the Willem R. van Zwet Award, an award that will annually be bestowed on an excellent Ph.D. in statistics or operations research, obtained at a Dutch university. The prize consists of a certificate and €1000,-.

Eligible candidates for the 2025 award must have successfully defended their Ph.D. thesis during the academic year 2024/2025. The closing date for entries is fixed at January 25, 2026.

We invite supervisors (promotores) to submit nominations for the Willem R. van Zwet Award. See here for the:

• nomination form Willem R. van Zwet Award 2025
• the formal regulations
• former award winners
• the 2025 jury

The nomination form must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation. The letter should include:

• A motivation: why does this Ph.D. thesis deserve an award? Both original theoretical contributions to and innovative applications of existing theoretical concepts from statistics and/or operations research are eligible for the award.
• A description of the contribution and additional qualifications of the nominee.

The nomination form, the recommendation letter and the thesis itself (in pdf format) should be sent to the VVSOR at thesisaward@vvsor.nl. It is possible to send the thesis by post instead; in that case, please contact thesisaward@vvsor.nl for the procedure.

The nomination has to be submitted by January 25, 2026 at the latest.