Beinecke Scholarship Program

Internal Application Deadline: 4:00 PM (ET), March 5, 2026

Open to: Juniors
Award Type: Academic
Area(s) of study: Arts, humanities, social sciences*
Award criteria: Academic achievement
Award provides: Funding for up to five years of graduate study, with a small grant to the recipient during senior year to use as the recipient sees fit.
Open to international students: No
Institutional Support or Endorsement Required: Yes. Applicants must apply through the National Scholarships and Fellowships Office.

*Students concentrating in natural science-focused subfields of the Social Sciences, for example, Human Biology and Anthropology in the Anthropology Department, will be less competitive as Beinecke applicants. Graduate programs in NBB are not supported.

The Beinecke Foundation 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. Successful candidates have an outstanding GPA, a commitment to the academic project and demonstrated potential for excellence in graduate study, and other indicators of substantive intellectual accomplishment beyond good grades (research awards, departmental awards, independent research, publications, etc)

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If you've taken other college or university to take courses for credit, we require a transcript from the other schools only IF the course names and grades are NOT included on your Emory transcript. Otherwise, we do not require an official Emory transcript for our internal selection process.

2023/24:

Courtney Fitzgerald (25C) Sociology

2021/22:

Hunter Akridge (23C) Anthropology and Economics

2018/19:

Darien "Penny" McElwee (20C) Psychology

2017/18:

Chris Batterman (19C) Music Studies and Psychology

2016/17:

Mallory Carnes (18C) Chinese and Music

2015/16:

Caroline Schmidt (17C) Creative Writing

If you are interested in learning more about the application process and recommended timeline, visit our main Canvas course.

If you are not currently enrolled in our Canvas course, you may self enroll.