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Beinecke Scholarship Open to Juniors; Middlebury deadline January 11, 2013

Amy McGlashan / / Education, Fellowships, Graduate School Funding

Beinecke Scholarship Program                  Open to Juniors              

Middlebury Deadline: Friday, January 11, 2013

The Beinecke Scholarship provides substantial scholarships for graduate study for students of exceptional promise.  The program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Approximately 100 highly selective colleges and universities are each invited to nominate one candidate.  20 Beinecke Scholarships will be granted in 2013.  Middlebury is invited to nominate one junior for this award.  The final deadline is February 22, 2013.

Eligibility: Juniors [expecting to receive the BA between December 2013 and August 2014] who represent “superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement, and personal promise during their undergraduate careers.”  Must have documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during undergraduate years and be a U.S. citizen; must plan to enter a master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities, or social sciences (excluding neuroscience).  Level of need will be a consideration at both the nomination and final selection stages of the process.

More information on the Beinecke Scholarship can be found at: go/fellowships or http://www.middlebury.edu/studentlife/eia/fellowships/db/beinecke.  For advising and support regarding the application process, contact Amy McGlashan in EIA.

Junior Women–Glamour Magazine’s Top 10 Contest

Lisa Gates / / Uncategorized

Glamour magazine would like to invite your students to apply for our Top 10 College Women Competition. We’re looking for dynamic young women with leadership experience, academic excellence and inspiring goals. Winners receive a $5,000 cash prize, recognition in Glamour and a trip to New York City for an awards luncheon.

Any woman who is currently a full-time junior at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada for the 2010—2011 academic year is eligible to enter.

Students can read about our former winners, and download an application on our website here:

http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/2010/09/meet-the-top-10-college-women-of-2010-amazing-women-you-havent-heard-of-yet
The deadline is December 1, 2010.

Truman Info Session Monday 9/27 4:30 pm

Lisa Gates / / Truman

Attention Juniors and Sophomores!
Informational meeting for the Truman Scholarship
on Monday, September 27, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Munroe 222

About the Truman Scholarship

  • The Truman Foundation offers JUNIORS up to $30,000 for three years of graduate and professional study. (Degree programs include a master’s degree, a doctorate, or a professional degree such as a law degree or a Master of Public Administration, Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work, Master of Education, Master of Public Policy, or Master of International Affairs)
  • The awards are based on merit (impressive record of academic achievement and leadership; GPA of 3.7 and higher)
  • Applicants must be committed to working in the non-profit sector—any organization that would have a .org, .edu, or .gov in its URL)
  • Truman Scholars are required to work in public service for three of the seven years following completion of a  graduate degree program
  • You must be US citizen to be eligible
  • More info online at go/fellowships and www.truman.gov

New Beinecke Scholar Kevin Madore ’11

Lisa Gates / / Uncategorized

Congratulations to Kevin Madore ’11 who was selected as one of twenty Beinecke Scholars in the country! The Beinecke Foundation provides $34,000 for students interested in pursuing a MA or PhD program in the humanities and social science.  A double major in Psychology and History, Kevin plans to purse a doctoral program in psychology. For more information about the Beinecke Scholarship, check out our website at go/fellowships .

Beinecke Fellowship

Lisa Gates / / Uncategorized

Now that the mad rush of fellowships in the fall has past, I want to throw the spotlight on the upcoming opportunities in December/January.  So let’s start with the Beinecke!

The Beinecke provides $34,000 in funding toward graduate study (MA and PhD programs) in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Who can apply? JUNIORS (that means you expect to receive your degree between December 2010 and August 2011) who are:

  • US Citizens
  • Have history of receiving need-based financial aid as undergraduates
  • Have record of academic achievement (3.7 or higher)

You may defer graduate study for one year following Middlebury graduation. Funding can be used to support graduate study at non-US institutions as well as US institutions.

How to apply? You must first be nominated by Middlebury.  To apply for nomination,  the following materials are due to me in Adirondack House 202 by noon on Monday, January 11, 2009:

  • A statement of 1,000 words or less describing your background, interests, plans for graduate study, and career aspirations.  Discuss experiences and ideas that have shaped these plans.
  • A current résumé.
  • A Banner Degree Progress Report
  • Optional:  an additional statement (a paragraph or two) concerning your financial situation and any significance it may have on your graduate-school plans.

    • You can find more information online at go/sfas and www.BeineckeScholarship.org .  If you’re interested, talk with me this semester!