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Emerging Program Grants
Extreme Risk Takers Symposium Participation
Fall 2026 & Spring 2027

The Foundation strives to support growing risk management and insurance academic programs in their first five years of existence. For these programs, this grant provides a travel stipend (up to $1,000), registration waivers, and one night shared hotel rooms for up to four students and one faculty member to participate in an Extreme Risk Takers Symposium.

(For the latest information on the symposium schedules click here to go to the symposium web page. Only one award per college program is granted annually.)

Grant Application Deadline:
  • October 7 for the Atlanta symposium (November 5-6)
  • February 2 for the Las Vegas symposium (March 4-5)
  • March 2 for the Chicago symposium (April 1-2)
Please complete and submit this form below to be considered for this grant. If you have any questions, please Chris Timmerman, chris@wsia.org.
1.College/University(Required.)
2.College/University Contact First Name(Required.)
3.College/University Contact Last Name(Required.)
4.Email Address(Required.)
5.Phone Number(Required.)
6.Website address for academic program(Required.)
7.What year was your academic program established as an official major, minor, or concentration/emphasis?(Required.)
8.Which symposium do you wish to attend?(Required.)
9.How many students would be participating?(Required.)
10.Name of faculty member attending, if applicable
11.Email of faculty member attending, if applicable
12.Please share any brief comments of the estimated travel costs as a group (i.e., van rental and gas) or per individual (i.e., flight and Uber expenses).
13.I/we agree that if we receive grant funding we will fully participate in the program and attend all presentations, from the opening session to the wrap-up/evaluation session (ending at approximately 12:00 p.m. on the second day of each symposium).(Required.)
Next Steps
After submitting this form, a WSIA staff member will follow up to confirm receipt and to share the Foundation committee's decision.