Scholarships
We believe that with better understanding and decision-making, the world will be a better place. That’s why 1000minds offers two $2000 USD scholarships each year to post-graduate students worldwide.
1. Decision-making scholarship
The 1000minds decision-making scholarship is awarded for a research project by a post-graduate student where decision-making is central to the research. The research may use multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) / multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tools, but that‘s not a requirement (though the project must be about decision-making).
Requirements
Applicants should email team@1000minds.com with the name of which scholarship they are applying for in the subject line. Please attach the following to your email:
- A research proposal (2000 words maximum)
- Resume / CV
- Academic transcript
Award
$2000 USD
Deadline
1 December
2. Conjoint analysis scholarship
The 1000minds conjoint analysis scholarship is awarded for a research project by a post-graduate student about or involving the use of conjoint analysis, choice modeling or a discrete choice experiment (DCE).
Requirements
Applicants should email team@1000minds.com with the name of which scholarship they are applying for in the subject line. Please attach the following to your email:
- A research proposal (2000 words maximum)
- Resume / CV
- Academic transcript
Award
$2000 USD
Deadline
1 December
Eligibility
Applications are open to post-graduate students, e.g. Masters or PhD, enrolled at any university worldwide. Applicants must be the lead researcher on the research project (e.g. their thesis, dissertation, etc).
Value
Each scholarship winner will receive $2000 USD, without any restrictions on how the money is spent. The winner will receive free access to 1000minds software for their project, if they wish to use it.
Dates
Applications close on 1 December each year. The scholarship will be awarded by 25 December.
Selection criteria
- Overall merit (including significance and novelty of the application)
- Applicant’s academic record and relevant experience
- Quality of the research proposal
Selection process
Applicants will be short-listed by a panel of at least two 1000minds staff. Short-listed applicants may be asked to present their research proposal in a 20-minute Zoom call. The panel will make the final decision.
The panel is not obligated to make an award in any year if it determines there are no applications of sufficient merit.
Winners 2022
Bravo, Mostafa Ismail of Cairo University and Andre Poyser of the University of Otago!
Mostafa and Andre are this year’s winners of the two 1000minds $2000 USD scholarships offered to post-grad students worldwide, as well as receiving academic licenses to use 1000minds for their projects.
Mostafa Ismail
Cairo University
Mostafa’s project is a techno-economic MCDA evaluation of alternative approaches to decarbonizing energy generation using hybrid technologies for large-scale industrial applications, e.g. including wind, solar and fossil fuels (to be phased out). A case study is performed of Egypt’s Abu Rudeis Oil District, which is rich in wind and solar resources and electricity is currently generated by 11 gas turbines.
Andre Poyser
University of Otago
Andre’s project was gifted the te reo Māori name, He Tiro Whānui Ki Ngā Tikanga Mō Te Pūtea (An Overview of the Principles of Finance). Using a discrete choice experiment, the project seeks to uncover the most important Māori values driving investment and spending decisions informed by mātauranga and tikanga (Māori knowledge, beliefs, values and customs).
Winners 2021
Congratulations to Jack Powers of Queensland University of Technology and Paul Schneider of the University of Sheffield!
Jack and Paul are the inaugural winners of two 1000minds’ $2000 USD scholarships offered to post-grad students worldwide. Jack and Paul were also awarded academic licenses to use 1000minds for their projects.
Jack Powers
Queensland University
Jack’s project is about prioritizing patients for elective surgery (an important 1000minds application since 2004). In the context of Queensland’s health system, he will develop a prioritization system that supports clinicians’ decision-making.
Paul Schneider
University of Sheffield
Paul’s project is a head-to-head comparison of 1000minds’ PAPRIKA method and the “Online elicitation of Personal Utility Functions” (OPUF) method that he co-developed. OPUF and PAPRIKA are used for valuing people’s Health-Related Quality of Life.
