Scholarships

INFORMS is dedicated to fostering growth in operations research, management science, and analytics through our various scholarship opportunities. By investing in promising and driven students, INFORMS hopes to establish the beginning of a long and rewarding relationship between young professionals and the cornerstones of our industry. Operations research and management science is a global force that guides everyday interactions, with a hand in everything from health care, military operations, transportation, and agriculture. Our intentions are to expand upon a global community that celebrates diversity, advocacy, and technological advancement. Allow INFORMS to give you the chance to develop your vision and contribute to our ever important and growing industry by funding your education, research, and travels.

INFORMS Scholarship

INFORMS is pleased to announce scholarships to be awarded to undergraduate students to attend the INFORMS Annual Meeting. 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 academic and professional development by attending the INFORMS Annual Meeting. 

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Amazon SCOT and INFORMS Scholarship

INFORMS is pleased to announce the Amazon Supply Chain Optimization Technology (SCOT) and INFORMS Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students to attend the 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting, in Phoenix, AZ, October 15-18. This scholarship program, sponsored by Amazon SCOT, aims to foster the professional pipeline of operations research, management science, and analytics researchers by providing undergraduate juniors and seniors as well as graduate students from underrepresented groups an opportunity to experience these exciting fields and gain professional development opportunities by attending the INFORMS Annual Meeting. Scholarship will provide conference registration, hotel accommodations and reimburse reasonable transportation expenses.

Seth Bonder Scholarships

The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Military and Security Applications is to promote the development and application of process modeling and operations research (OR) analyses to defense-related applications, including military and national security issues. 

The Bonder Scholarship consists of an award of $4,000 ($US) that is intended to provide financial support for a promising new researcher. In addition, the scholarship recipient will be eligible for up to $1,000 ($US) of travel funding to support their participation in Military and Security Society activities at the annual INFORMS conference. An additional $2,000 ($US) award is provided and funded by the Seth Bonder Foundation.  INFORMS will waive the Annual Meeting registration fee for scholarship recipients. The tenure of the award is one year.

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The purpose of the Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Applications is to promote the development and application of process modeling and operations research analyses to health care design, delivery and operations.

The Bonder Scholarship consists of an award of $4,000 ($US) that is intended to provide financial support for a promising new researcher. In addition, the scholarship recipient will be eligible for up to $1,000 ($US) of travel funding to support their participation in Military and Security Society activities at the annual INFORMS conference. An additional $2,000 ($US) award is provided and funded by the Seth Bonder Foundation.  INFORMS will waive the Annual Meeting registration fee for scholarship recipients. The tenure of the award is one year.

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Make a Gift

Offer your support to INFORMS’ mission to develop the next generation of innovative and promising operational research, management science, and analytics students by donating to our scholarship funds. Contributing to the INFORMS Undergraduate Scholarship will help talented students take their first steps into our exciting field and foster a lifetime of dedication and endless possibility to the industry.

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