Beinecke Scholarship

Each year approximately 100 colleges and universities are invited to nominate a student for a Beinecke Scholarship, and 22 new scholarships will be awarded in 2009.  Each school invited to participate in the Beinecke Scholarship Program is permitted to make a single nomination each year.  Students enrolled at a participating institution who are interested in applying for a Beinecke Scholarship should contact their campus liaison for information regarding the procedure to be followed in selecting the school's nominee.

To be eligible for a Beinecke Scholarship, a student must:

• Have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise during his or her undergraduate career.
• Be a college junior pursuing a bachelor's degree during the 2008-2009 academic year.  "Junior" means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2009 and August 2010.
• Plan to enter a master's or doctoral degree between December 2009 and August 2010.  Students in the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience should not apply for a Beinecke Scholarship.
• Have a documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during his or her undergraduate years.  Primary evidence of meeting this criterion is a student's history of receiving need-based institutional, state or federal grants-in-aid.  An institutional financial aid officer will be required to complete a Financial Data Sheet certifying that the student meets this criterion.  In the selection process, the amount of financial need will not be a major determining factor, nevertheless, preference is given to candidate for whom the awarding of a scholarship would increase the likelihood of the student's being able to attend graduate school.

Be a United States citizen or a Unites States national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

A scholar must utilize all funding within five years of graduation.

• January  - First draft of application materials due to Colby for initial review (consultation recommended before final deadline)
• February  - Final and complete draft of application materials due to Colby.
• late February - Nomination due to Beinecke Foundation (must be sent by Colby)
• May  - Announcement of awards.

A Beinecke Scholar receives a total of $34,000 in support of his or her graduate education.  The initial payment of $4,000 is awarded directly to the student prior to entering graduate school.  This award is intended to offset the costs associated with the graduate application process and to pay for travel expenses directly related to the start of graduate school.  While in graduate school, a Beinecke Scholar will receive an additional $30,000 in support.  These funds are awarded as a supplement to support provided by the graduate school and the award may be spread over up to five years to comply with institutional limits on the total amount of a student's annual award. 

See website for complete details and application.

http://www.beineckescholarship.org Click on the "How to Apply" link

Andreas Waldkirch, Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Diamond 353
207-859-5244
Andreas.Waldkirch@colby.edu