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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.

To learn more about the actuarial profession and/or to view other scholarship opportunities offered within the profession go to: BeAnActuary.org


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.

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2009 Scholarship Winners

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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

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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

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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

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

Wan Ying Teoh

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Devin Matthew Wiggins Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
Yong Yoo

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

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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