Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship

Katherine Hoffman

University of Washington

Kimberly A.H. Webb

Cornell University

Angela Zhao

Johns Hopkins University

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 $1,000.

The committee also selects honorable mentions each year if applicable.

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.

Recent Scholarship Recipients

2023: Emily J. Getzen
2023: Ashley E. Mullan
2023: Marissa C. Ashner (honorable mention)
2023: Carly L. Brantner (honorable mention)
2023: Alyssa Columbus (honorable mention)
2023: Taylor J. Krajewski (honorable mention)
2022: Ellen S. Graham
2022: Ann Marie K. Weideman
2021: Elizabeth Chase
2021: Anni Hong
2020: Holly Hartman
2020: Mikaela Meyer
2019: Maria Jahja
2019: Claire Kelling
2018: Trang Quynh Nguyen
2018: Kelsey Erin Grinde

Honorable Mentions

2022: Biyonka Liang
2022: Fatema Shafie Khorassani
2021: Elle Butler Basner
2021: Natalie Gasca
2021: Taylor Mahoney
2020: Alexandria Jensen
2019: Emily Hector
2019: Sierra Merkes
2019: Sarah Ryan
2018: Olivia Marie Angiuli
2018: Elizabeth C. Lorenzi
2018: Kayla Frisoli
2018: Shannon K. Gallagher
2018: Amanda S. Luby
2017: Gilia Patterson