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University of Michigan Scholarships & Awards

Marc Altschull Actuarial Award

Deadline: February 28, 2025

Requirements:

  • Have declared a major in Actuarial Mathematics
  • Have 90 + cumulative credits
  • Completed at least one actuarial/related internship
  • Overall GPA ≥ 3.7
  • Passed ≥ 2 actuarial exams
  • US Citizen / Permanent Resident
  • Out-of-state student
  • Not a previous recipient
Apply here!

Otto C. Richter Memorial Prize

Deadline: February 28, 2025

Requirements:

  • Graduating senior & Actuarial Math major
  • GPA ≥ 3.0
  • Passed ≥ 1 actuarial exam
Apply here!

Thomas S. Solomon Actuarial Award

Deadline: February 28, 2025

Requirements:

  • Declared Actuarial Math major
  • Overall GPA ≥ 3.5
  • Passed ≥ 2 actuarial exams
Apply here!

Irving S. Wolfson Award

Deadline: February 28, 2025

Requirements:

  • Actuarial Math major, GPA ≥ 3.5
  • ≥ 1 term remaining
  • Evidence of actuarial achievement
Apply here!

D.W. Simpson Actuarial Award

Deadline: February 28, 2025

Requirements:

  • Entering senior year in Actuarial Math
  • Actuarial GPA ≥ 3.4 & overall ≥ 3.0
  • Passed ≥ 1 actuarial exam
  • Eligible to work in the US without sponsorship
Apply here!

Natarajan Family Award

Deadline: March 11, 2024

Requirements:

  • Actuarial Math major, GPA ≥ 3.5
  • Promise of future leadership (priority — SAM Board members)
Apply here!

David G. Hartman Actuarial Scholarship

Deadline: May 5, 2024

Requirements:

  • ≥ 1 academic year remaining
  • Declared Actuarial Math major
  • Major/minor in Business Administration
  • Pursuing casualty-actuary career
  • GPA ≥ 3.0 & passed ≥ 1 exam
  • US Citizen / Permanent Resident
  • Two essays
Apply here!

Margaret S. Huntington Prize in Actuarial Outreach

Deadline: March 9, 2025

Requirements:

  • Freshman / sophomore (≤ 2nd term of residence)
  • A- / B grades in listed math courses
  • Have NOT declared Actuarial Math major
Apply here!

Dept of Mathematics Emergency Scholarship

Deadline: None (rolling)

Requirements:

  • Current UM undergrad math major
  • 12 + credits this term
  • ≤ 4 terms left
  • Emergency impacting finances
  • Substantial financial need
Apply here!

Additional Scholarships

The Actuarial Foundation

Deadline: Various

Requirements:

  • Full-time undergrad (most programs)
  • Includes IABA & OLA awards
  • Other criteria vary
Apply here!

Stuart A. Robertson Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: April 14, 2025

Requirements:

  • Undergrad sophomore + standing
  • Full-time study next academic year
  • Passed ≥ 2 actuarial exams
  • GPA ≥ 3.0
Apply here!