Scholarships
The Actuarial Foundation currently supports four scholarships. Scholarship information is provided by clicking on the specific scholarship named below. Please review each scholarship opportunity as eligibility requirements, guidelines and deadline dates vary.
View the 2009 Scholarship Recipients here
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Actuarial Diversity Scholarship - New
Actuary of Tomorrow - Stuart A. Robertson Memorial Scholarship
Caribbean Actuarial Scholarship - New
John Culver Wooddy Scholarship
Please send any questions you may have via email to: scholarships@actfnd.org. We look forward to receiving
your application.
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Actuarial Diversity Scholarship
The Actuarial Diversity Scholarship was formed in 1977 as a joint effort by the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries. The door to the actuarial profession has been opened to hundreds of minority students over the years. In 2008 this Scholarship program was transferred to The Actuarial Foundation to further strengthen, increase and to assure the continuation of a diverse, high quality actuarial candidate pool through awards of the Actuarial Diversity Scholarship.
This Scholarship promotes diversity through an annual scholarship program for Black/African American, Hispanic and Native American Indian students recognizing and encouraging academic achievements by awarding scholarships to full time undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the actuarial profession.
2011 Scholarship Information will be available in the fall.
For additional information contact The Actuarial Foundation at: Scholarships@ActFnd.org.
We wish to thank our most generous corporate sponsors for their continued support. More>
Actuary of Tomorrow - Stuart A. Robertson Memorial Scholarship
Stuart A. Robertson, FSA, MAAA, a distinguished actuary, passed away on November 4, 2005 at the age of 87. Mr. Robertson co-founded the actuarial and consulting firm Milliman & Robertson (now Milliman, Inc.) over 50 years ago, together with Wendell Milliman. Mr. Robertson served as CEO and Chairman of the firm for many years prior to his retirement in 1983. He was also active in the actuarial profession, serving on the Society of Actuaries Board of Governors and in other capacities. A scholarship fund was established in 2006 in Stuart Robertson's name at the Actuarial Foundation to honor his dedication to excellence and to recognize his tremendously positive influence on the professional lives of many colleagues. Funding is being provided by Milliman, Inc. and by several of Mr. Robertson's colleagues and friends.
The Actuary of Tomorrow Scholarship recognizes and encourages the academic achievements of undergraduate students pursuing a career in actuarial science. Applicants must be a full-time undergraduate student entering as a sophomore, junior or senior, must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on 4.0 scale) and must have successfully completed two actuarial exams. The Actuarial Foundation provides an award of $7,500 for education expenses at any accredited U.S. educational institution.
2011 Scholarship Information will be available in the fall.
Contributions to the Stuart A. Robertson Memorial Scholarship Fund can be made through the Actuarial Foundation, either online or via mail.
For additional information contact The Actuarial Foundation at: Scholarships@ActFnd.org.
Actuary of Tomorrow Scholarship Winners
| Year of Award | Recipients | College/University |
| 2009 | Michelle Wahab | University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT |
| 2008 | Colleen McGlaughlin | University of Iowa, Iowa City IA |
| 2007 | Keone A. Wilkie | St. John's University, Queens, NY |
| 2006 | David Liner | University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT |
Caribbean Actuarial Scholarship-University of West Indies
The Caribbean Actuarial Scholarship was established in memory of Basil L. and Monica G. Virtue by their son-in-law, S. Michael McLaughlin, an actuary who graduated from the University of the West Indies. This scholarship is intended to be an annual award to UWI actuarial student(s) who demonstrate a strong record of accomplishment, leadership qualities and a commitment to becoming an actuary.
2011 Scholarship Information will be available in the fall.
For additional information contact The Actuarial Foundation at: Scholarships@ActFnd.org.
Caribbean Actuarial Scholarship Winners
| Year of Award | Recipients | College/University |
| 2009 | Shauna-Kay Miller | University of West Indies |
| Sheldon Lewin | University of West Indies |
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, established by the estate of John Culver Wooddy, a distinguished actuary who set aside funds to provide scholarships to actuarial students.
TheResearch Committee of TAF administers the scholarship as part of its mission to carry out research and education projects in the field of actuarial science on behalf of the actuarial profession.
2011 Scholarship Information will be available in the fall.
For additional information contact The Actuarial Foundation at: Scholarships@ActFnd.org.
Past Scholarship Awards
| Year of Award | Recipients | College/University |
| 2009 | Julius Ekow Appah | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| Amanda Christensen | University of Saint Thomas Saint Paul, MN |
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| Thomas S. Lauren | Illinois State University, Normal, IL | |
| Molly Lundberg | Drake University, Des Moines, IA | |
| Rachel Hyunkyung Min | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, CA | |
| Jordan Paulus | Wartburg College, Waverly, IA | |
| Jenna Shatek | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | |
| Tang Khai Sheng | National University of Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia | |
| Matthew J. Sternemann | University of Michigan, Flint, MI |
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| Wan Ying Teoh | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
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| Devin Matthew Wiggins | Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT | |
| Yong Yoo | Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 2008 | Kimberly Cessna | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| Ian G. Clarke | Howard University , Washington, DC | |
| Andrew Furlan | University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaign, IL | |
| Ben Kester | Northwestern College, Orange City, IA | |
| Ian McCulla | Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN | |
| Mary Lee Meyer | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI | |
| Michelle J. Mitchell | Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA | |
| David Prevo | Illinois State University, Normal, IL | |
| Ryan Sieberg | Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Zi Jun (Shirley) Song | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | |
| Darcy Thomas | University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA | |
| Andrew Timcheck | Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | |
| 2007 | Kyle Bauer | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN |
| Nicole Belmonte | Bentley College, Waltham, MA | |
| Shamir Bhimani | University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| Cecilia Cancino | Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico | |
| Jit Seng Chen | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | |
| Jeff Danzig | Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Divyaa Mohan | Cass Business School, City of London, London, UK | |
| Sarah Robinson | Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN | |
| Xue Ying | University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |
| 2006 | Tyler Birkel | University of Wisconsin Eau Claire |
| Sally Chan | University of Waterloo | |
| Laura Delaney | Purdue University | |
| Yang Gao | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | |
| Shane Latchman | Sir John Cass Business School at City University | |
| Brent Petzoldt | Maryville University | |
| Sean Ruegg | Bentley College | |
| Jessica Rosso | Robert Morris University | |
| Thomas James Turner | Illinois State University | |
| 2005 | Horia Basarabeanu | University of South Carolina |
| Kenneth S. Birk | Pennsylvania State University | |
| Destiny Coslett | Virginia Tech | |
| Robert J. Egnor | Florida State University | |
| Renneè M. Kitchenman | Lebanon Valley College | |
| Yijing Lin | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| Justin Panther Maryville | University of St. Louis | |
| Carol M. Sorenson | Illinois State University | |
| 2004 | Andreea Brezaie | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| Eric Geissler | Murray State University, Murray, KY | |
| Natalie Lysenko | Simon Frasier University, Burnaby, British Columbia | |
| Wendy Yawen Yu | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario | |
| 2003 | Gary Chan | University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Tristan Christ | University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN | |
| Jill McCurdy | Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA | |
| Lori Peacock | Duke University, Durham, NC | |
| 2002 | Travis Gaertner | University of Illinois, Champaign, IL |
| Ge Jennifer Kang | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario | |
| Michael Petrauskas | Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL | |
| Kathryn Robertson | University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario | |
| 2001 | Kelly Baluta | Drake University, Des Moines, IA |
| Paul Houchens | Ball State University, Muncie, IN | |
| Katherine Karius | Robert Morris College, Corapolis, PA | |
| Michael Lai | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario | |
| Tamara Schlauch | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA | |
| 2000 | Alexandre Aquereburu | Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Neil Gohill | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada | |
| Shannon Naujock | Bryant College, Smithfield, RI | |
| Benny Wan | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada | |
| 1999 | Michael B. Hanley | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC |
| Chen Hui | Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, PR China | |
| May-Yee Ng | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | |
| Peter M. Shelley | Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA | |
| 1998 | Tanya A. Beeke | Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA |
| Weijian Liang | Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, PR China | |
| Victoria Maile | University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | |
| Daniel P. Post | Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA | |
| 1997 | Jennifer A. Cardello | Tufts University, Medford, MA |
| Jocelyn Norton | Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA | |
| Matthew Rustige | Maryville University, St. Louis, MO | |
| Raman Srivastava | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada | |
| 1996 | Jonathan D. Cramer |
Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA |
| Derek D. Dunnagan | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL | |
| Suzette L. Fleischer | Concordia College, Moorhead, MN | |
| Aaron D. Lambright | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN |
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