Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship
Essay Required
Woman
Grad School
PhD
Scholarship Description
The Cox Scholarship, sponsored by the ASA Committee on Women in Statistics and Caucus for Women in Statistics, was established in 1989 to encourage more women to enter statistically oriented professions.
Two scholarship recipients are selected each year: one to a woman in or entering the early stages of graduate training (MS or PhD) and one to a woman in a more advanced stage of training. Scholarship recipients receive $1,000.
The committee also selects honorable mentions each year if applicable.
Applications are due by February 23 and require the following:
- Candidate's CV
- Personal essay (minimum length one page, double-spaced)
- Three reference letters - not to exceed two pages each and
saved as a .pdf file - are to be uploaded by the writer using
this link. Instruct the reference writers to include the
candidate's last name in the file name.
- All academic transcripts (unofficial transcripts acceptable)
- Candidate’s headshot
Two scholarship recipients are selected each year: one to a woman in or entering the early stages of graduate training (MS or PhD) and one to a woman in a more advanced stage of training. Scholarship recipients receive $1,000.
The committee also selects honorable mentions each year if applicable.
Applications are due by February 23 and require the following:
- Candidate's CV
- Personal essay (minimum length one page, double-spaced)
- Three reference letters - not to exceed two pages each and
saved as a .pdf file - are to be uploaded by the writer using
this link. Instruct the reference writers to include the
candidate's last name in the file name.
- All academic transcripts (unofficial transcripts acceptable)
- Candidate’s headshot
Essay Required
Woman
Grad School
PhD
