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Introduction
The Beinecke Scholarship is a $32,000 award for outstanding students to pursue graduate education in
the arts, humanities, and social sciences anywhere. The
program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated
students to pursue opportunities available to them and
to be courageous in their selection of a graduate course
of study; thus it is highly appropriate for MIT students
interested in these fields. Applicants often come from
disciplines such as Courses 4, 11, 14, 17, 21, and 24,
but any student who is interested in pursuing such study
is encouraged to apply. Each year approximately 100 colleges
and universities are invited to nominate one student each
for national consideration and about 20 scholarships are
awarded. Applications must be made through MIT.
You should review this site and the official Beinecke
Program web site, and then consult the MIT contact, Kimberly Benard for more information.
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Quick Facts
| Field of Study |
Arts, Humanities, Social sciences |
| Type |
Graduate |
| Place of Study |
Anywhere |
| Award amount |
$32,000 |
| MIT Deadline |
January 30 , 2009 |
| National Deadline |
March
1 |
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Eligibility
To be eligible you must:
- Be a US citizen, or a US national from American
Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.
- Be a college junior pursuing a bachelor’s
degree at an institution participating in the competition.
- Plan to pursue graduate study in the arts, humanities,
or social sciences.
- Have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual
ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise
during your undergraduate career.
- Have a documented history of receiving need-based
financial aid during your undergraduate years.
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Selection Criteria
Applicants are chosen on the basis of:
- Intellectual ability
- Scholastic achievement
- Personal promise
- Motivation and commitment to chosen discipline in
the arts, humanities, or social sciences
- Financial need (Note: The amount of an applicant’s
financial need will not be a major determining factor,
but preference is given to candidates for whom the
awarding of a scholarship would increase the likelihood
of the student’s being able to attend graduate
school.)
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Application (see official site for
details and forms)
Complete applications for the MIT selection process
include the following material. Please submit original
and 4 copies.
- Application Form
- Current Resume
- Personal Statement of 1,000 words or less describing
your background, interests, plan for graduate study
and career aspirations. The statement should include
a discussion of some experiences and ideas that have
shaped those interests, plans, and aspirations.
- Three Letters of Recommendation from faculty members
that assess your intellectual curiosity, character,
and potential for advanced graduate study.
- Official copy of your academic transcript.
- Other material considered directly relevant to
your application. Consider material you can submit
that will complement and enhance the rest of your
application (e.g., portfolio work, photographs, writing
samples, etc.)
If you are selected to represent MIT, you will have
an opportunity to revise some of the above materials,
and the following additional material will be provided
by the MIT contact.
- Letter of Endorsement from MIT
- Certification of Eligibility Form
- Financial Data Sheet
Original and 4 copies of all application material
must be submitted to the Beinecke Program.
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Timeline
| Fall |
- Review the official Beinecke Scholarship Program web
site.
- Attend the Beinecke Scholarship information program
(Fall, IAP).
- Get copy of program materials at information
session or from MIT contact.
- Consult with the Kimberly Benard by no later than
December. She can advise you about the viability
of your candidacy and the best ways to prepare
an application.
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| IAP |
- Complete all application material.
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| January 30 |
MIT Beinecke Scholarship Committee
Kimberly Benard
Study Abroad and Distinguished Fellowships Office
MIT Room 12-189
617-253-4378 |
| February |
- Applications are reviewed by the
MIT Beinecke Scholarship Committee, comprised of
faculty and staff from the MIT School of Humanities,
Arts, and Social Sciences.
- Committee selects one student to nominate from MIT.
- MIT contact works with the nominee to revise the
final application.
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| February
21 |
- Final application material due to MIT
contact.
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| March
1 |
- All nomination materials are due from MIT to Beinecke Scholarship Program.
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| March-April |
- Scholarship winners are selected by a committee comprised of the Beinecke Scholarship Program director and three senior college or university administrators.
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| May
1 |
- Award winners are announced.
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