Mary E. Thompson Graduate Scholarship in Statistics

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 at the University of Waterloo. 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.