Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management provides new scholarships for students
Students in the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management now have new annual scholarship opportunities thanks to industry partners.
Each scholarship is $2,500 and are open to seniors enrolled in the certificate program with a minimum GPA of 3.25. Students can apply for the scholarships between Oct. 1–18 with funds being distributed the following semester.
Industry partners:
- Aetna Insurance and Risk Management Scholarship
- Chubb Insure the Future Scholarship
- Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation Scholarship
- Security Benefit Scholarship
The certificate is open to undergraduate business majors. It combines 12 credit hours of required and elective coursework that provides students for future career in underwriting, claims, agency and brokerage, risk management and more. Students also get first-hand experience with Lockton Companies, Aetna, Chubb, Security Benefit Life and other industry partners where they see their classroom concepts applied to the real world and have opportunities to network.
“I am thrilled to announce the creation of these five named scholarships in support of the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management Program,” said Kurt Krogull, director of the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management. “We are thankful to our industry partners for their unwavering commitment to the program. These scholarships will serve to further advance our mission to raise awareness among students of the enormity of opportunities that await in the insurance industry and to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to launch their careers.”
For more information about the Jack Lockton Certificate in Insurance and Risk Management, visit business.ku.edu/Lockton-certificate. Interested and eligible students can apply for the scholarships at the University of Kansas Award and Scholarship Hub (UKASH).
