Cox Scholarship

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.

Deadline: February 23

Questions

Candidate's name *

First Name Middle Initial Last Name

Candidate's phone number *

Area Code Phone Number

Candidate's email *

Candidate's ASA member number

The ASA is tracking how effective it is in attracting gender diversity in its awards.

The following information will be kept private and secure and will not be used for a discriminatory purpose.

It will be used by the Committee on Women in Statistics to make recommendations to the ASA Board of Directors. No information identifying specific individuals will be given to this committee.

To which gender do you most identify?

Female Male Not listed Prefer not to answer

I am a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada and am admitted to full-time study in a graduate statistics program by July 1 of the award year. *

Yes No

I will begin full-time graduate study in statistics for my *

Education: school name; location; attendance (mo/yr); degree *

Please provide the information requested for all universities or colleges attended. Where a degree was not received, provide the semester/quarters in attendance as a full-time student.

Undergraduate cumulative GPA/out of possible points *

Undergraduate class rank/out of number of students *

Scholastic honors (honor societies; prizes; scholarships; etc.) *

Activities *

Materials should appear in the following order as a single .pdf file:

Candidate's CV
Personal essay (minimum length one page, double-spaced)
All academic transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)

Note: personal essay should address the following:

Explain why you are enrolled in your present academic program
How you intend to use your technical training
Provide examples of acts of leadership, community service, and/or mentoring you have performed

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.

Application upload *

Should the candidate be selected as a recipient, a headshot is required for JSM marketing and publication purposes.

Candidate's headshot *

Browse Files

Hi-resolution color photo (head to shoulders); Minimum resolution of 300 dpi; .jpg or .png file

Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship Application Form