The Beinecke Scholarship Program provides substantial scholarships for highly motivated students to pursue graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Deadline: Internal: February; External: March
Value: $5,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. Funding must be used within five years of completion of undergraduate studies.
Eligibility: Undergraduate juniors who are U.S. citizens or US national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands., have a history of being eligible to receive need-based financial aid during undergraduate studies (slight preference for Pell Grant recipients), and plan to enter a research- or creative-focused master's or doctoral degree program in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. NOTE: Students in the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience or clinical psychology are not eligible.
Major: Those majors in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (with the exception of neuroscience or clinical psychology).
Nomination: Yes; UNH can only nominate one (1) student per year for this award. Please contact the Office of National Fellowships.
Website: Beinecke Scholarship Program
Beinecke Application Deadlines
- February 20, 2026, 11:59pm: Internal Deadline. Submit personal statement and CV to the Office of National Fellowships.
- March 13, 2026: Nomination decision will be shared.
- March 26, 2026, 11:59pm: Nominee must submit all edited documents to Office of National Fellowships by this date so we can submit by the National Deadline March 27, 2026, 5pm.
- March 30, 2026: Deadline to submit Financial Aid Data Sheet.
Beinecke Recommended Steps and Timeline
- Review the eligibility criteria to ensure you are eligible for the award and identify the master's degree program to which you'd like to apply.
- January - February: Submit drafts and revisions of 1,000 word statement essay and CV to national.fellowships@unh.edu
- February 20, 2026: INTERNAL DEADLINE – Submit 1,000 word personal statement and CV to Office of National Fellowships.
