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2009-2010 new
application procedure!
Deadline for Juniors who are on
or off campus in Spring
2010:
9 am Wednesday January 27,
2010.
Potential applicants are
urged to contact Prof. Abecassis and GFO Director Goldsmid
before winter break for advice. Deadline is one week
after spring classes start!
You must be available in
person or by email (if studying off campus) to revise your
application between internal deadline and national
submission one month later.
Purpose: To
encourage and enable highly accomplished and motivated students to pursue
graduate study
opportunities.
Programs Funded: Master's and doctoral degrees in
the social sciences, arts, and humanities at any accredited
graduate school. Degrees in the sciences and the professions
(e.g. law, medicine) are not eligible. Social psychology is
eligible, but not neuroscience. The Fellowship provides
$30,000 for graduate study. These funds are awarded as
a supplement to support provided by the graduate school, and
the award may be spread over up to five years to comply with
institutional limits on the total amount of a student's
annual award. Beinecke Scholars also receive $4,000
prior to entering graduate school to defray costs of
application, moving expenses, etc. This fellowship may be
combined with other awards, and may be deferred if another
award that does not allow deferral is received, as long as
it is used within five years.
Eligibility: Juniors who are U.S. citizens or nationals, planning to pursue graduate
degrees, with superior records of scholastic
achievement, and who are
currently eligible for financial aid.
Selection Criteria:
A very high level of academic achievement and aspiration are
important factors. The firmer the plans for graduate
study, including knowledge of likely departments in which
you want to study and even individuals with whom you would like to
work, the stronger your application will be.
The nominee's eligibility for financial
aid must be certified by the Financial Aid Office.
Application/Nomination Process: Pomona is one of
approximately 100 schools invited to nominate one Junior
each year. Note: Our internal application procedure
has changed, and now ALL applications are due on the same
date, from both on-campus and off-campus Juniors.
Internal
Application: submit electronically or in hard copy:
(1) One page application form. Select ‘How to Apply’ on
Beinecke web linked below for access to forms.
(2) Personal statement. See guidelines on Beinecke web.
(3) Names of three people who have agreed to write for you
if you are nominated, and have agreed to be contacted for
informal comments during our internal selection process.
(4) Brief resume. Do not fret over the format; concentrate
on the
information.
Filing an
internal application authorizes the GFO to request copies of
your official transcript and your information from the
Financial Aid Office.
Advisor: Jack Abecassis
Mason 233- x18950
http://www.beineckescholarship.org
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