The Waterloo Student Conference in Statistics, Actuarial Science and Finance is a conference for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers hosted by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Waterloo.

The sixth conference iteration will be held on October 23-24, 2026 in person at the University of Waterloo.

Registration is open to all graduate students and postdoctoral researchers enrolled at a university in Canada or the United States. Travel awards are available but limited. Keynote speakers are leading researchers in statistics and actuarial science.

Share your research in statistics, actuarial science or finance with other graduate and postdoctoral researchers. Network and discuss career opportunities with peers and researchers in your field.

Please feel free to indicate your pronouns in the Additional Notes section.

For more information, please visit our website.

Refund requests received by October 2, 2026 will be processed in full. Requests received after this date may not be accommodated except in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the organizers.

If you are a UWaterloo student and your department will be covering your event registration fees, please contact  Greg Preston to complete your registration. Please note that expense reimbursement claims for this conference registration are not permitted, except for FPER‑related reimbursements.