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Call for Applicants for 2001-2002 Wooddy Scholarships
The Actuarial Education and Research Fund (AERF) announces the 6th annual Wooddy Scholarship Program, which awards up to four $2,000 scholarships to undergraduate students with senior standing.
Applicants must rank in the top quartile of their class and have successfully completed one actuarial examination. As part of the application, each student must write a brief essay and be recommended by one of their professors. Students will also be judged on leadership as demonstrated through extracurricular activities. Only one application from each school is permitted.
Deadline for applications is Friday, June 29, 2001. Winners will be notified by August 31, 2001.
A link to scholarship information is available through the CAS Web Site (www.casact.org) under the "Academic Community" section, the CAS/SOA Actuarial Career Web Site (www.BeAnActuary.org) under "Still in School," and the AERF Web Site (www.aerf.org) under "Grants and Competitions." Information is also available from Paulette Haberstroh at the SOA office [phone: (847) 706-3584; fax: (847) 706-3599; E-mail: phaberstroh@soa.org].