Seth Bonder Scholarship for Applied Operations Research in Health Services Application Process

U.S. and international students pursuing doctoral studies on issues in health care design, delivery, or operations, particularly those with two to three years remaining in their programs, are encouraged to apply.

Candidates should submit the following materials:

• a curriculum vitae
• two letters of support*
• a brief statement describing why they are interested in applying operations research to healthcare issues
• a two-page summary of their proposed program of research

Selection Criteria:

• The scholarship will be granted on the basis of excellence, innovation, preparation, and probability of candidate's success.
• Candidates will be evaluated on the quality of their preparation to undertake a program of applied operations research in the field of health care.
• The proposed program of research will be judged according to its potential for making a significant contribution to the field of applied OR in health care systems, as well as the likelihood of successful completion.

Applications are to be submitted by candidates, and letters of support by their authors, in portable document format (PDF) via email by June 15, 2012 to the Committee Chair (shown below).

All applicants will be notified by September 1, 2012 of the results of the competition

2012 Committee Chair:

Keith A. Willoughby
Associate Dean-Academic
Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Management Science
Edwards School of Business
University of Saskatchewan
25 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK Canada
S7N 5A7
E-mail: willoughby@edwards.usask.ca
Phone: (306) 966-2128
Fax: (306) 966-5408

* In a few cases, when it is needed in order to fully represent the academic and practical strengths of an application, a third letter may be appropriate.