Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship
Holly Hartman
University of Michigan
To Holly Hartman, PhD student in biostatistics at the University of Michigan, for her outstanding research in clinical trials and oncology statistics, as well as her deep commitment and activism in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in her department, in the field of statistics, and in society in general.
Mikaela Meyer
Carnegie Mellon University
To Mikaela R. Meyer, PhD student in statistics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University, for her outstanding academic success, her dedication and commitment to interdisciplinary statistics-based policy research for the public good, and for her varied and extensive community engagement activities, including organizing voter registration drives, undergraduate mentoring and pedagogy research, and activism in fostering diversity in the STEM fields through Carnegie Mellon’s Women in Statistics Group and through Women in Data Science, a collection of conferences highlighting women across a variety of disciplines.
Alexandria Jensen
Colorado School of Public Health
To Alexandria M. Jensen, PhD student in biostatistics, for her statistics research in neuroimaging analysis and radiology, her commitment to teaching, and her involvement and leadership in student and volunteer organizations on campus such as the Colorado Chapter of the ASA’s Biostatistics Student Association, where she was an important agent in fostering student programs, outreach, and service to the wider community.
About the 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. Scholarship recipients receive a certificate and $1,000.
The committee also selects honorable mentions each year. Honorable mentions receive a certificate.
Selection Criteria
Application is limited to women who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are admitted to full-time study in a graduate statistics program by July 1 of the award year. Women in or entering the early stages of graduate training (MS or PhD) are especially encouraged to apply.
Applications
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
Questions
Please contact the committee chair.