Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

Institutionally Coordinated // Limit: 1 // R. Buchan (Molecular and Cellular Biology)

The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to provide an in-depth, sustained undergraduate research experience in chemistry, biochemistry, biological, and medical sciences, or some interdisciplinary combination of these subjects, for exceptionally talented, full-time undergraduate students at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities; young people who ultimately will become prominent leaders in their scientific and professional pursuits. The Program’s financial support for a student and mentor over 15 continuous months of research, in conjunction with the Annual Beckman Symposium, offers an academically stimulating and unique educational experience.

Since 1998, more than 148 different universities or colleges have received Institutional Beckman Scholar awards supporting over 1,778 student and mentor teams. Each Institutional Award spans a three-year period, with 2 student/mentor teams selected by the institution each year, regardless of Carnegie Classification (this is an update to the program which applies only to institutions awarded in 2022-forward).

Institutional 2025 Beckman Scholars Awards will be made to support approximately 14 universities and colleges, for an anticipated total of 84 undergraduate students over the three-year period. The Foundation plans to notify awardees in late December 2024 and formally announce awards the following January.

We encourage you to share this information with appropriate individuals at your institution.

Invited institutions that have not applied for two or more consecutive years will be removed from the invitation list for a minimum of two years.

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is an independent, private foundation established by Dr. and Mrs. Beckman in 1977. The mission of the Foundation is to make grants to non-profit U.S. research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science.

UArizona may submit more than one application; however, the LOI process is Institutionally Coordinated.

For PIs interested in submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Beckman Young Investigators Program (BYI), please follow the steps below and e-mail the LOI to Sponsored Projects & Contracting Services (SPCS) by Monday, July 26th, 2021, for Institutional Endorsement from the Chief Academic Officer.

• Principal Investigator (PI) completes the Online Application, uploads all required documentation
• The PI or their Department creates a complete, single PDF of the LOI, including content printed from the Beckman application portal after Dean’s endorsement and all uploaded attachments. Forward the single PDF via e-mail to sponsor@email.arizona.edu with the subject "Beckman Young Investigator LOI for Endorsement." Redact sensitive information (like social security numbers) as needed.
• SPCS Proposal Services verifies LOI content and will contact eligible PIs and/or their Department by July 27th with instructions to proceed with Chief Academic Officer endorsement.
• The Chief Academic Officer (Provost) will only endorse applications verified by SPCS as complete and eligible by the July 26th deadline.  SPCS Proposal Services will coordinate as needed with the Office of the Provost.

Please do not enter an email address for Chief Academic Officer endorsement until you have approval from SPCS Proposal Services.

Please do not contact the Office of the Provost directly regarding endorsements but communicate through Sponsored Projects & Contracting Services at sponsor@email.arizona.edu or (520) 626-6000. SPCS will work as quickly as possible to ensure they are all reviewed and endorsed by the sponsor deadline. See the Beckman Young Investigators Program website for an overview video and eligibility requirements.

J. Enemark

Open to those within the first three years of a tenure-track position, or an equivalent independent research appointment, in an academic or non-profit institution that conducts research in the chemical and life sciences. No individual may apply for an award more than two times.

M. Law