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Emerging Program Grants
Extreme Risk Takers Symposium Participation
Spring 2023 Symposium

The Foundation strives to support growing risk management and insurance or actuarial science academic programs in their first five years of existence. For these programs, this grant provides a travel stipend (average stipend $1,000), registration waivers, and one night shared hotel rooms for up to four students and one faculty member to participate in one of the two spring 2023 Extreme Risk Takers Symposiums.
 
(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: 
  • February 15 - for the symposium in Los Angeles on March 3
  • March 1 - for the symposium in Chicago on March 24-25
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.How long has your academic program been in existence?(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 different from the person submitting the grant request)
11.Email of faculty member attending
12.Please share any brief comments of how this grant might help support the college's academic program and/or students.
Next Steps
After submitting this form, a WSIA staff member will follow up to confirm receipt and to share the Foundation committee's decision.