Award type:
Scholarships
Award description:
A scholarship, with a value of at least $2,000, will be awarded annually to a full-time doctoral student who is or will be registered in the Statistics program in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (SAS) in the Faculty of Mathematics. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent) and research potential. Students applying for admission to the program will be considered based on their application for admission; currently registered students will be required to submit a one-page written statement describing their research, along with a nomination form from their graduate supervisor or other supporting SAS faculty member. The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science will select recipients normally in the winter term with scholarship payments starting in the following fall term. This scholarship is being established to recognize the outstanding achievement of Distinguished Professor Emerita Mary Thompson.
Value description:
$2,000
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- doctoral students who are, or will be, registered full time in the Statistics doctoral program in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (SAS) in the Faculty of Mathematics
- selection to be based on academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent) and research potential
- students applying for admission to the program will be considered based on their application for admission; currently registered students will be requested to submit a onepage written statement describing their research, along with a nomination form to the graduate studies office in SAS normally in the winter term
- this scholarship will be awarded in addition to any minimum funding the student may be offered or already receiving
- the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science will select recipients normally in the winter term with scholarship payments starting in the following fall term.
Level:
Doctoral
Program:
Mathematics→Statistics & Actuarial Science
Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Winter
Additional instructions:
Students applying for admission to the program will be considered based on their application for admission; currently registered students will be requested to submit a onepage written statement describing their research, along with a nomination form to the graduate studies office in SAS normally in the winter term
Contact person:
- For further information about this award please contact the applicable: