John Culver Wooddy Scholarship

The John Culver Wooddy Scholarship is awarded annually to college seniors who have successfully completed at least one actuarial examination, rank in the top quartile of their class and are nominated by a professor at their school. Each year, selected students receive $2,000 scholarships.

2012-2013 Application and Guidelines

The Actuarial Foundation is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 John Culver Wooddy Scholarship. For full information and to apply, download the guidelines and application or complete the online application.

Applications must be postmarked by Friday, June 22, 2012.

• Scholarship guidelines (pdf)
• Scholarship application (pdf)
• Online application

For additional information, contact The Actuarial Foundation at Scholarships@ActFnd.org.

About John Culver Wooddy

John Culver Wooddy, FSA (1915-1987) was a distinguished actuary who set aside funds to provide scholarships to actuarial students. His estate established the John Culver Wooddy Scholarship, which is administered by the Research Committee of The Actuarial Foundation.

Meet the 2011 John Culver Wooddy Scholarship Recipients

Click here to see John Culver Wooddy Scholarship recipients from 1996 through 2010.

The Actuarial Foundation reserves the right to change or discontinue any of the noted scholarship programs at any time and without notice. Award recipients are selected at the sole discretion of the selection committee.

"I sincerely appreciate the support of The Actuarial Foundation, its generous contribution to my education and its confidence in my abilities to contribute to the actuarial profession." –

Julia Menez
2011 John Culver Wooddy Scholarship Recipient