Are you a junior planning to pursue graduate study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences? Do you have an outstanding academic record? Do you have a high degree of financial need?
The Beinecke Scholarship
Learn more! In-person info session with Dr. Matthew Loar, Director, Beinecke Scholarship Program, and 2024 UMD Beinecke Scholar, Onyeka Arah!
Date: Wednesday, August 28th
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Place: Edward St. John Learning & Teaching Center B0322
Interested but unable to attend? Please contact Dr. Leslie Brice Bustamante at lbrice@umd.edu.
FIELDS OF STUDY: The Beinecke program is open to students planning research-oriented master’s and PhD studies in any field in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Professionally-oriented degree programs ARE NOT supported.
FINANCIAL NEED: 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 as indicated through the FAFSA process.
Who may apply: To be eligible for the 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 2024-2025 academic year.
- Have firm plans to enter a master's or doctoral program in the arts, humanities, or social sciences after graduation.
- Be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. 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 $5,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school.
Duration: Scholars must utilize all funding within five years of graduation.
Campus Deadline: February 14, 2025. This is the deadline for submitting a complete draft of the Beinecke application and one letter of recommendation to be considered for University of Maryland, College Park nomination.
