Graduate Program
Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards
VIGRE
With funding support from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University has been able to offer attractive fellowships to outstanding US Doctoral students.
The program, Vertical Integration of Research and Education (VIGRE), aims to increase the level of interaction among students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty in an effort to better prepare doctoral students for the broad range of career opportunities available in the statistical sciences. At the heart of the program at Iowa State are a collection of work groups, composed of a number of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students. The work group structure will enable graduate students to become involved in coordinated research efforts at an earlier stage in their program of study than is the current norm. Work groups have been formed in the areas of Bioinformatics and Genetic Statistics, Ecological and Environmental Statistics, Engineering Statistics, Graphical and Computational Statistics, Probability and Mathematical Statistics, Statistics in the Social Sciences, and Survey Statistics. Future groups may be formed in other areas on the basis of student and faculty interest.
VIGRE undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral appointments will be awarded on a competitive basis and are restricted to citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
The Department of Statistics offers many scholarships and other award opportunities to full-time graduate students who are majoring in statistics or in some cases, those with a minor in statistics. The following information is provided to inform students and potential students about the possibilities of awards and the diversity of the criteria for these awards.Graduate scholarships and awards are determined by a departmental committee. No applications for these awards are required. All scholarships and awards are based on academic achievement and/or potential.
For more information on these scholarships and awards, please contact:
Dean Isaacson
Department of Statistics and the Statistical Laboratory
102 Snedecor Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: (515) 294-3440
E-mail: dli@iastate.edu
Snedecor Award
This award honors the founder and first director of the Statistical Laboratory, George W. Snedecor, and is awarded to the most outstanding PhD candidate in the Department of Statistics. The eligible candidates are those who completed the PhD written exam in the given year.
The current award is $1,000 and a subscription to a journal.
Bancroft Award Fund
This award, which honors T. A. Bancroft, former head and director of the Department of Statistics and Statistical Laboratory, is presented to a doctoral student with a declared minors in statistics or joint majors in statistics and another field.
The current award is $500.
Vera David Fellowship
This fellowship, in memory of Vera David, wife of past director and head H. A. David, is given to a female student who has just completed her first year of graduate studies. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic achievement during the student's first year.
The current award is $1,500.
Richard Kleber - St. Olaf Scholarship
Through advising hundreds of Statistics and Mathematics majors at St. Olaf College, Professor Kleber guided over 50 advisees toward graduate studies in Statistics at Iowa State. A scholarship has been set up by many of these students to assist a St. Olaf student who is starting work toward a graduate degree in Statistics at ISU.
The current award is $500.
Holly and Beth Fryer Scholarship
In 1940 Holly C. Fryer received the first PhD awarded in Statistics at ISU. This scholarship was started by Holly C. and his wife Beth. Criteria for this scholarship include grades received in Statistics and related courses, performance in assistantship duties and other information that indicates a high likelihood that the student will make contributions to the Statistics profession throughout their career. The award is given after the second year of graduate studies.
The current award is $2,000.
Rebecca J. Klemm Fellowship in Statistical Communication
Rebecca J. Klemm, (PhD '76) and the Board of Directors of the Klemm Analysis Group, Inc. have set up a fellowship for a graduate student whose course of study emphasizes communication of statistical concepts to non-statisticians.
The current award is a $15,000 fellowship for one year.
Jebe Fellowship
Emil Jebe was an associate professor in the Department of Statistics from 1949-1959. After his death in 1996, a fellowship was established to honor him. This fellowship is awarded to one graduate assistant each year.
The current award is $3,000 in addition to a normal graduate assistantship.
Miller Fellowship
From the earnings of an endowment received by Iowa State University, the Department of Statistics may award one Miller Fellowship to an outstanding graduate student. The fellowship provides an annual stipend to the student for four years. This fellowship is in addition to the regular graduate assistantship.
The current award is $5,000/year for four years in addition to a normal graduate assistantship.
Shell Fellowship
The Shell Fellowship is given to an advanced PhD student who is considering a position as an industrial statistician.
The current award is $2,500.
Industrial Scholarships
Industrial scholarships are given to first year graduate students. Funds are provided by:
- Dow Chemical
- Eli Lilly
- Procter and Gamble
- Shell Oil
- SmithKline Beecham.
The current level of these scholarships is $1,000.
Shell Tuition Scholarships
Shell Tuition Scholarships are given to first- or second-year students with a U. S. Citizenship. These scholarships cover the tuition that is charged to a graduate assistant.
The award consists of the amount of a graduate assistant's tuition.
Dan Mowrey Consulting Award
The Dan Mowrey Consulting Award is given to a graduate student who holds a consulting assistantship. It is given for excellence in consulting. It is sponsored by Dan Mowrey (PhD '80) who now works for Eli Lilly.
The award consists of a certificate and a check for $200.
Vince Sposito Statistical Computing Award
Outstanding potential in statistical computing is recognized by the Vince Sposito Award, given annually to a graduate student doing statistical computing in their assistantship. This award is in memory of Vincent Sposito, former professor of mathematical programming and statistical computing at ISU.
The current award is a certificate and a check for $200.
Teaching Excellence Award
The Teaching Excellence Award is given to the top 10% of teaching assistants at Iowa State University.
The award consists of a certificate, a letter from the President of Iowa State University, a cord to be worn at graduation and a check for $200
Research Excellence Award
The Research Excellence Award is given to the top 10% of students writing theses or dissertations at Iowa State University.
The award consists of a certificate, a letter from the President of Iowa State University, a cord to be worn at graduation and a check for $200.
