NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE – 2403 Marie Mount Hall –
Beinecke Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the Arts, Humanities, or Social
Sciences – Francis DuVinage, Director –
Leslie Brice, Coordinator – www.scholarships.umd.edu
The Beinecke Scholarship Program provides graduate study
scholarships in the arts, humanities, and social sciences to JUNIORS of
exceptional ability who have a high degree of financial need.
The Beinecke program seeks highly motivated and
intellectually accomplished JUNIORS who plan to pursue graduate studies toward
the Ph.D. in the arts, humanities, and social sciences after graduation.
"Junior" means a student who plans to continue full-time
undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between
December 2013 and August 2014.
FIELDS OF STUDY: The Beinecke program is open to students
planning research-oriented Masters and Ph.D. studies in any field in the arts,
humanities, or social sciences. Professionally-oriented degree programs of any
kind ARE NOT supported.
FINANCIAL NEED: The Beinecke program seeks candidates who
have a documented history of receiving significant need-based financial aid as
an undergraduate. Candidates for nomination by the University of Maryland
should be recipients of Pell Grants or be able to demonstrate an equivalent
level of underlying financial need.
Candidates for the Beinecke Scholarship must be nominated
by their university or college – the University of Maryland, College Park can nominate
1 outstanding junior annually to compete for a Beinecke Scholarship. To seek
nomination, candidates must submit a complete draft of a Beinecke Scholarship
application by February 4, 2013.
INFORMATION SESSIONS: Learn more about the Beinecke
program by attending an information workshop at the National Scholarships
Office. Please RSVP to lbrice@umd.edu
for the session you plan to attend – if you are interested but cannot attend,
please write us at the same address.
Wednesday, December 5 – at 4:00 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall
Thursday, December 6 – at 12 noon – 2403 Marie Mount Hall
Friday, December 7 – at 4:00 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall
Who may apply: To be eligible for Beinecke
Scholarship nomination, a student must:
- Have demonstrated
superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and
personal promise during his or her undergraduate career. Generally, a
minimum GPA of 3.7 will be required for nomination; exceptions may be made
in extraordinary cases.
- Be a college junior
pursuing a bachelor's degree during the 2012-2013 academic year.
- Have firm plans to enter
a master's or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences
after graduation.
- Be a United States
citizen or a US national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
- Be a Pell Grant
recipient as an undergraduate at the University of Maryland or be able to
demonstrate an equivalent level of underlying financial need.
Award Amount: Each scholar receives $4,000
immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while
attending graduate school.
Duration: Scholars must utilize all funding
within five years.
Campus Deadline: February 4, 2013. This is the
deadline for submitting a complete draft of a Beinecke application to be
considered for University of Maryland, College Park nomination.
