How to Apply for a Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1971, the Beinecke Brothers Memorial Scholarships provide college students who have limited means the opportunity to attend graduate school. If you are a college junior studying the arts, humanities or social sciences, this scholarship could provide you with $2,000 after graduation and an additional $15,000 for each of your first two years of graduate study.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Find out whether you qualify: You must have demonstrated exceptional intellectual abilities and academic achievements; be a college junior pursuing a bachelor's degree; have a documented history of financial aid and be a U.S. citizen or national.
2. Go to your school's scholarship office for an application as soon as it becomes available in mid-August. Your school's scholarship office will handle all forms for you and will eventually submit your application.
3. Make sure that you can secure the nomination of your college or university. You cannot apply directly; you must be nominated by your academic institution.
4. Start on your application well in advance of the February deadline. Check with your scholarship office about the exact deadline dates; because you must be nominated by your school, scholarship offices often require you to submit your application for review in advance of the actual competition deadline.
5. Talk to past and present professors about recommendation letters. The letters will need to assess your academic abilities as well as your character and potential for graduate study.
6. Get all the additional materials together to complete your application: a letter from your dean or a college official stating the reasons for your nomination; a completed application form; a 1,000-word personal statement; past and current college transcripts; three recommendation letters from professors; a financial data sheet that demonstrates financial need; and any additional relevant material.
7. Submit your application through your scholarship office and sit back and wait for the announcement of awards sometime on or before May 1.

Tips & Warnings

• Get an early start by asking your scholarship office for a copy of last year's application. You can use it as a working guide until the current application becomes available.
• Use a daily planner to coordinate all the important aspects and dates regarding your application. This will help to ensure that your application is completed on time.
• If you receive other scholarships or financial aid or if you are not immediately accepted into graduate school, you may elect to defer receipt of the Beinecke Scholarship for up to one year.
• Be aware of your responsibilities as a Beinecke Brothers Scholar. You must be enrolled as a full-time graduate student in good academic standing during the scholarship term, and you must agree to use all funding that is provided to you within five years.
• Check out any scholarship thoroughly before you apply. Scholarship scams are becoming more and more prevalent today, so don't get taken for a ride.

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