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Beinecke Scholarship

Beinecke Scholarship	Marshall Scholarship
Boren Fellowship	Mellon Fellowship
Carnegie Fellowship	Mitchell Scholarship
Chevening Scholarships	National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Churchill Scholarship	Queen Elizabeth Scholarship
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Fellowship	Rhodes Scholarship
Dow Nang Fan Scholarship	Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
Fulbright US Student Program	Soros Fellowship
Gates Cambridge Scholarship	St. Andrews Scholarship
Goldwater Scholarship	Thouron Award
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program	Truman Scholarship
Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust	Udall Scholarship
Luce Scholars Program	Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program

Deadline: February 5, 2008 at CURF

The Beinecke Scholarship is for students planning to obtain a PhD in the humanities, social sciences, or the arts. Each scholar receives $2,000 upon completion of their undergraduate studies, and a stipend of $15,000 for each of two years of graduate school.

Although Beinecke Scholars are allowed to take a year off before beginning graduate school, they are expected and encouraged to begin graduate study immediately following the completion of their undergraduate career. Beinecke Scholars must use their funding within five years of completion of their undergraduate studies.

Eligibility and Qualifications

Beinecke nominees must be juniors and have superior intellectual ability, high scholastic achievement, and personal promise. Preference will be given to candidates for whom the scholarship would significantly enhance the likelihood of the candidate attending graduate school. Nominees must have a history of receiving financial aid during their undergraduate years. There are no restrictions regarding age, race, or national origin of the nominee. The student must be a citizen of the U.S. at the time of the nomination.

Application Procedures and Selection Criteria

Penn will nominate only one student per year for the Beinecke Scholarship. Application forms are available from CURF or can be downloaded .

Application includes:

Application form

Current resume
Statement of 1,000 words or less from the nominee describing his or her background, interests, career plans, and plans for graduate study. Included in this statement should be a discussion of some experiences and ideas that have shaped those interests, aspirations and plans.
Official transcripts of all colleges attended
Three or more letters of recommendation from faculty members addressing the nominee's intellectual curiosity, character and potential for advanced graduate study
Any other material considered relevant to the nominee's application

Timeframe

Once the Penn Beinecke Committee has nominated one student, the application for Penn's nominated student will be forwarded by CURF to the central Beinecke committee for consideration.

Contact

Linda A. Wiedmann
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6224
wiedmann@pobox.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-746-6489
Fax: 215-573-4869
http://www.upenn.edu/curf

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Last updated on July 5, 2005