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Beckman Scholars Program

Beckman (Arnold and Mabel) Foundation

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. 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 science 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. The continuity of the research experience is important to the Foundation, and alternatives to this “summer – academic year – summer” schedule will not be considered.

Students will be named as Beckman Scholars in the spring of either their freshman, sophomore, or junior year at their college or university. Once selected to be a Beckman Scholar, a student will retain the award for 15 consecutive months, if the student continues to excel academically and continues to perform research work within their mentor’s lab. Beckman Scholar funds provided to any one student may not exceed two summers and one academic year. Beckman Scholar’s may use their second summer funds during the summer following graduation.

Beckman Scholar awards are institutional (university or college) awards and only one active award at an institution will be funded at a time. For the 2026 Program, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation changed the program from invite-only to an open call. Current awardee institutions in year three of their Beckman Scholar Award are eligible to apply; awardee institutions in year one or year two of their existing award are not eligible to apply for the 2026 program year.

Each institution may submit one application for consideration for an award.

Deadlines:

Duke Internal Deadline: April 13, 2025
Sponsor Deadline: June 13, 2025

Specialties

Engineering and Physical Sciences

Interdisciplinary

Medical - Basic Science

Medical - Translational

Environmental & Life Sciences

Medical

Medical - Clinical Science

Eligibility Requirements

Universities/colleges will be eligible for one institutional Beckman Scholar Award, 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.

Each institution may submit one application for consideration for an award and must meet the Foundation’s requirement as a 501(c)(3), or similarly qualifying, non-profit organization (IRS Determination Letter/Federal Tax ID required).
Current awardee institutions that will be entering into their third (final) year of the program are eligible to apply.
Must have a Science Department in either biology, chemistry, or both.
Accredited four-year college or university in the U.S.
Service academies and government laboratories, such as NIH or federally funded national laboratories, are not eligible institutions.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR MENTORS:

Be an assistant professor, associate professor, or professor in a science department such as biology, chemistry, the biological and medical sciences, or some interdisciplinary combination of these subjects.
Actively support undergraduate research.
Must provide continuous mentorship over the 15-month Scholar award term.
Identified as one of the mentors on the Faculty Mentor Summary Data Sheet (FMDS).
Both junior and senior faculty members are eligible.

ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARS:

Undergraduate students must be pursuing a degree in chemistry, biochemistry, the biological and medical sciences, or some interdisciplinary combination of these subjects.
Undergraduate students with unique pathways to studies in STEM are encouraged.
Must commit to 15-months of continuous research at the college or university (summer, academic year, summer).
Must be a full-time undergraduate student throughout the duration of the award and 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.
Have a stated interest to pursue and communicate scientific research, such as through an advanced degree in science or engineering (e.g., PhD, MD or MD/PhD), or other STEM pursuits.
Be interested in pursuing leadership roles in their scientific and professional journey.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Beckman (Arnold and Mabel) Foundation

Address: NA

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