Ph.D. Grants

To encourage graduate students to complete research in topics related to actuarial science and to pursue an academic actuarial career in North America upon completion of the Ph.D. degree program.

The grant is to be used at the discretion of the Ph.D. candidate for appropriate expenses related to the completion of the Ph.D., including tuition, living expenses, purchase of equipment or software, expenses associated with attendance at conferences related to the thesis topic, and expenses associated with literature searches, typing, photocopying, mailing.Individuals who have been admitted to Ph.D. candidacy by their institution and who have a thesis topic in actuarial science or a related area. Individuals must have completed at least one year of their Ph.D. program and are required to be either citizens or residents of Canada, Mexico or the United States.