(this post is by Charles Margossian)

Applications for the StanCon scholarships are still available. As stated on the conference website:

The purpose of the StanCon scholarship is to make StanCon a more accessible and inclusive event.

Participants who require financial assistance to attend the conference may apply for a scholarship by filling out this form. The StanCon scholarship covers registration for the tutorial and the main conference, as well as local lodging. Scholarships are awarded on a need-base, and prioritize early career scientists, including students and post-docs, and members of underrepresented groups in STEM.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and scholarships are awarded based on available funds.

Scholarships are made possible by the generosity of our sponsors for the conference: the Washington University in St Louis, Metrum Research Group, and NumFocus. We have already awarded scholarships to highly qualified applicants and we’re very excited to give them the opportunity to attend the conference.

Among the current awardees, we had some well versed Stan users, and also people who are new to Stan. And this is great: the conference gathers experts and also acts as a gateway event, notably via its tutorials, which cover the basics of Stan and more advanced topics.

As a reminder, StanCon is set to take place June 20th – 23rd at the Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.