2025 Beckman Scholars Program

To:	Chairs and Administrators; Departments in the Biological Sciences; Associate Deans for Research; College/School Research Administrators
From:	Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Date:	February 26, 2024
Subject:	2025 Beckman Scholars Program

Deadline

Deadline for Internal Review:

April 05, 2024

Project Description

The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to help stimulate, encourage, and support research activities by exceptionally talented, full-time undergraduate students who are pursuing their studies at accredited four-year colleges and universities located in the United States of America. These research activities shall be centered in either chemistry, biochemistry, the biological and medical sciences, or some interdisciplinary combination of these subjects. Candidates for the Beckman Scholars Award must be full-time students throughout the duration of the award.

The research activities performed by Beckman Scholars shall be conducted under the guidance of a full-time, approved faculty member at the college or university receiving an award. Research activities must be performed part-time (ten hours per week) during one academic year, and full-time over two summers (ten 40-hour weeks each summer) immediately before and after the academic year research experience.

Students will be named as Beckman Scholars in the spring of their freshman through junior years at their university or college. Once selected to be a Beckman Scholar, a student will retain the award for 15 months, as long as the student continues to excel academically, and the student’s research work shows satisfactory progress. Beckman Scholar funds provided to any one student may not exceed two summers and one academic year. Beckman Scholar summer funds may extend through the summer following graduation.

The Beckman Scholar Award will fund a total of six Beckman Scholars (with funding for student and mentor stipends, travel funds, and research supplies) extending over two summers and one academic year. Awardee institutions will name two Scholars in each year of the three-year institutional award term.

Amount per Award: $21,000 per Student/$5,000 per Mentor
Duration of Award: 3 years
Number of Awards: 14

Eligibility

Recruitment and selection of Beckman Scholars (e.g. undergraduate students) will occur after an award is received by UW-Madison, therefore, students should not apply at this stage.

The research activities performed by Beckman Scholars shall be conducted under the guidance of a full-time, approved faculty member at the college or university receiving an award.

Beckman Scholars will ultimately become prominent leaders in their scientific and professional pursuits. As such, the Foundation has set forth the following requirements of a candidate for the Beckman Scholars Program:

• Undergraduate student: chemistry, biochemistry, the biological and medical sciences, or some interdisciplinary combination of these subjects.
• Must be a full-time student throughout duration of award.
• Must maintain good academic standing.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident of the United States or its possessions, or hold DACA recipient status.
• Articulate, well spoken.
• Strong writing skills.
• In pursuit of PhD, MD, MD/PhD; or other scientific pursuits.

 

UW-Madison may submit one application.

Website

The following link contains additional information on the program and specific application instructions:
https://research.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/2025-Beckman-Scholars-Program-Announcement.pdf

Internal Competition Application Instructions

Sponsor Deadlines

Applications are due to The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation by June 14, 2024.

Questions?

Contact grants@research.wisc.edu.