South African Statistical Association

The mission of the Association shall be to foster the study and knowledge of statistical theory and its application towards improving the quality of life of all South Africans.

The Association shall strive to accomplish this mission:

- to create a forum for nurturing, attracting and retaining statisticians in South Africa, and advancing their interests;
- to actively market the discipline of statistics in order to improve the general perception and appreciation of the discipline
- to support members by providing a platform for networking opportunities and publications
- to produce timely and high quality up-to-date publications, including the South African Statistical Journal (SA Statist J) and the Conference Proceedings, and communicate to its members relevant information and news through the Newsletter.

The Association will arrange an annual conference and will communicate with members by means of the SASA Newsletter, the official Newsletter, and by making available to members the SA Statist J, the official journal, and/or any other publication; and will, in general, carry out in a judicious and organised manner any function or act in pursuance of and promoting the above goals.

Note: SASA does not have collections of statistical data. Please contact StatsSA if you are looking for South African statistics.

https://www.sastat.org

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SASA Third Year Bursary and Scholarship

    It is with great excitement that the SASA Education Committee hereby announces the 2021 SASA Third Year Bursary and Scholarship Competition. This competition is open to all current 2nd year Statistics / Mathematical Statistics students who are planning to enrol for Statistics/Mathematical Statistics at third year level at a South African university in 2022.


    Three awards will be made:

    • Two bursaries of R13 000 each, awarded based on academic merit and financial need.
    • A scholarship of R8 000, awarded based on academic merit only.


    Important note:

    • for the application to be considered, the applicant must be a registered SASA member
    • SASA membership is free to all full-time students

    CLOSING DATE


    EXTENDED to 10 January 2022 at 23h59