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2027 Beckman Scholars Program

PostedFebruary 17, 2026
To:Chairs and Administrators; Departments in the Biological and Physical Sciences; Associate Deans for Research; College/School Research Administrators
From:Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Date:February 17, 2026
Subject:2027 Beckman Scholars Program

Deadline

Deadline for Internal Review:March 31, 2026

Project Description

The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to help stimulate, encourage, and support research activities by 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.

Beckman Scholar awards are institutional awards, which must be used over a three-year period. Each institutional Beckman Scholar Award will fund a total of six Beckman Scholars (with funding for student stipends, institutional contact funds, travel funds, and mentor 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, for a total of six Scholars.

Note: This internal competition is to establish a Beckman Scholars Program at UW-Madison. Recruitment and selection of Beckman Scholars (e.g. undergraduate students) will occur after an award for the Beckman Scholars Program is received by UW-Madison, therefore, students should not apply at this stage.

Amount per Award: $21,000 per Scholar/$4,800 per Mentor/$200 per Institutional Contact
Duration of Award: 3 years

Eligibility

All institutions will include a minimum of one and a maximum of six Participating Academic Unit(s) and a minimum of eight and a maximum of fifteen Mentors to be eligible for the Beckman Scholars Program.

UW-Madison may submit one application.

 

Website

The following link contains additional information on the program and specific application instructions:
https://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-scholars/

Internal Competition Application Instructions

Applications for Internal Review

To submit your application, attach a single PDF to an email to: grants@research.wisc.edu

Please include the following:

  • Cover Page: PI name and contact information; list of Participating Academic Units (PAUs) as defined in the Beckman Scholars Program Announcement.
  • PI CV
  • Project overview of no more than three pages that describes a recruitment and selection process for both scholars and mentors.

Sponsor Deadlines

Applications are due to The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation by June 15, 2026.

Questions?

Contact grants@research.wisc.edu.