Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Program
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation invites LOIs for its Beckman Young Investigator Program, which provides research support to promising young faculty members in the early stages of their careers in the chemical and life sciences to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open up new avenues of science research.
Grants of approximately $600,000 over four years will be awarded to support innovative, high-risk projects that show promise for significant advances in chemistry and the life sciences. Projects should represent a departure from current research directions rather than extending or expanding existing programs. Proposed research that cuts across traditional boundaries of scientific disciplines is encouraged. Proposals that open new avenues of research in chemistry and life sciences by fostering the invention of methods, instruments, and materials will be given additional consideration.
To be eligible, applicants must be within the first four years of a tenure-track position (or an equivalent independent research appointment) at a U.S. academic or nonprofit institution conducting chemical and life sciences research. Applicants must also be citizens or permanent residents of the United States at the time of the award.
Letters of Intent are due August 1, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. PT, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, due January 16, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. PT.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation website.
Submissions to this sponsor/donor are managed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Please contact your unit-assigned ASUF Director of Development or Research Advancement Specialist at your earliest convenience to ensure ASU's strategic coordination and management of funding applications.