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Deborah S. Gaunt
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dsgaunt@gsu.edu

Scholarship Committee
Department of Risk Management & Insurance
P.O. Box 4036
Atlanta , GA 30302-4036

   
   
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AON Scholarship
  • Award: up to $5,000
  • Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in any academic program offered by the RMI Department
  • Criteria: scholarship and need
Assurant Group Scholarship
  • Award 1: $2,500 scholarship
  • Eligibility: junior or senior RCB student majoring in Risk Management and Insurance
  • Criteria: scholarship and need

  • Award 2: $2,500 scholarship
  • Eligibility: junior or senior RCB student majoring in Actuarial Science
  • Criteria: scholarship and need
Atlanta Claims Association
Edward S. Kelly Scholarship
  • Award: up to $1,500
  • Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate student who exhibits an interest in the claims function or who is an RMI major
  • Criteria: scholarship, past accomplishments, and growth potential
Sam Baig (Colemont Insurance Brokers) Scholarship
  • Award: $7,500 annually
  • Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate full-time student majoring in risk management and insurance with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
  • Criteria: merit, need
  • Donor: Sam Baig, Executive Vice President of Colemont Insurance Brokerage, is an RMI alumnus (MS-RMI 1995).
Robert W. Batten Scholarship
  • Award: varies
  • Eligibility: graduate student majoring in program offered by RMI Department
  • Criteria: leadership and integrity
  • History: named in honor of Professor Robert W. Batten, who directed the Actuarial Science Program at GSU for 30 years prior to his retirement in 1997. His tenure was characterized as a period of growth and excellence for the program.
J. Ed Bell Scholarship
  • Award: up to $1,000
  • Eligibility: junior, senior, or graduate RMI major
  • Criteria: merit, 3.0 GPA
Bermuda Scholarship Fund
  • Award: Varies
  • Eligibility: Residents of Bermuda majoring in any of the RMI Department’s undergraduate programs
  • Criteria: Scholastic achievement and financial need
Brightworth Scholarship
  • Award: up to $2,000
  • Eligibility: Georgia State University students currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate, Masters, or MBA program with a major in Personal Financial Planning. Candidates may not receive the scholarship more than once. Student must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have completed at least 50% of their required financial planning coursework.
  • Criteria: The successful candidate must exhibit the core Brightworth values of: Integrity, Excellence, Service, and Teamwork.
Catlin Group Limited Graduate Scholarships
  • Two awards: $5,000 each
  • Eligibility & Criteria: Graduate students (MBA, MS) majoring in risk management and insurance. Candidates must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Recipients will be selected by the RMI Department Scholarship Committee.
  • Sponsor: Catlin Group Limited, an international specialist property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, operates four underwriting platforms - the Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd's, Catlin Bermuda, Catlin UK and Catlin US - as well as a network of international offices.
Educational Foundation, Inc. (EFI) Scholarship
  • Award: varies
  • Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate student majoring in program offered by RMI Department
  • Criteria: scholarship and merit
John W. Hall Scholarship
  • Award: up to $3,000
  • Eligibility: graduate student majoring in program offered by RMI Department
  • Criteria: leadership and integrity
  • History: named in honor of Professor John W. Hall, whose 19-year tenure as chair of GSU's RMI Department was noted as a period of growth and excellence
Insurance Professionals of
Atlanta Scholarship
  • Award: up to $2,000
  • Eligibility: female Georgia State University students currently enrolled in the undergraduate or graduate program with a risk management and/or insurance major/concentration. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.25. Graduate students may be awarded graduate research assistantships.
  • Criteria: merit and need.
Leyton Hunter Fellowship
  • Award: varies
  • Eligibility: doctoral student with concentrations or research in insurance
  • Criteria: merit
Helen C. Leith Scholarship
  • Award: varies
  • Eligibility: doctoral student in insurance related field.
  • Criteria: merit
John W. Morgan Scholarship
  • Award: up to $2,500
  • Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate RMI major who exhibits a strong interest in the claims function
  • Criteria: scholarship, character and need
  • History: endowed by Pritchard & Jerden, Inc. and 11 of its employees in honor of their friend and colleague John W. Morgan
James W. Morton Jr. Scholarship
  • Award: up to $2,500
  • Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in any academic program offered by the RMI Department
  • Criteria: merit
  • History: in honor of James W. Morton, Jr., who was instrumental in the development of the State Farm insurance organization in Georgia
Risk and Insurance Management Society (Atlanta Chapter) Scholarship
  • Award: up to $2,400
  • Eligibility: undergraduate student interested in the RMI field
  • Criteria: merit
St. Paul Travelers Foundation Scholarship Award
  • Awards: two $2,500 scholarships
  • Eligibility: undergraduate junior/senior RMI major; U.S. citizen or legal resident; minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Criteria: merit and need
C.V. Starr Scholarship
  • Award: up to $4,000
  • Eligibility: full-time students majoring in RMI or actuarial science
  • Criteria: priority is given to graduate students, but undergraduate students who have at least two years of coursework and who have outstanding potential are also considered
  • Endowed by: Starr Foundation
Don Sledge Scholarship
  • Award: $200
  • Eligibility: full-time undergraduate student enrolled in any of the programs offered by the RMI Department
  • Criteria: merit and need
  • Donor: The scholarship was established by Karen Mae Sledge in honor of her father, Don Sledge. The recipient will be invited to a luncheon to meet the donors.
Sam & Joyce Turner Scholarship
  • Award: up to $5,000
  • Eligibility: full-time undergraduate or graduate Actuarial Science student
  • Criteria: merit and need
  • Donor: Sam Turner, an actuarial science graduate of the Department of Risk Management and Insurance at Georgia State University, had a long and distinguished career as an actuary with Tillinghast, IT&T International, Life of Virginia, and ING North America.
Windham Brannon Financial Group Scholarship
  • Award: up to $2,500
  • Eligibility: Outstanding graduate student enrolled in the Robinson College of Business MS-PFP or MBA degree program with a major or concentration in personal financial planning. Candidates may not receive the award more than once.
  • Criteria: merit
  • Donor: In support of the Financial Planning profession and Georgia State University's Personal Financial Planning programs, Windham Brannon Financial Group, Inc. has established this annual scholarship in support of an outstanding PFP student.
DEPARTMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE PO BOX 4036 ATLANTA, GA 30302-4036 404.413.7500

 

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