The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation Award Program supports advanced research by postdoctoral scholars within the core areas of fundamental chemistry or the development and build of chemical instrumentation.
Research must be innovative in method, speed or process, or represent new instrument technology. This fellowship will be a catalyst from "mentored yet independent" postdocs to outstanding, independent researchers in academic or industry/governmental labs.
The Fellowships will be in two tracks (applicants will choose one):
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences will allow chemists to pursue advanced research within the core areas of fundamental chemistry, such as chemical physics, chemical engineering, and chemistry of materials research. The fellowship is not intended to fund proposals that are supported by traditional NIH mechanisms in the fields of chemistry, chemical biology, biochemistry.
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation will allow researchers in chemistry to conceptualize, develop and build instrumentation suitable to advanced research in chemistry, chemical physics, chemical engineering, and chemistry of materials science. Instrumentation projects must be suitable to the two-year fellowship timeframe, be driven by a need in the chemical sciences listed above, be innovative in method speed or process or represent a wholly new instrument for technical advancement in chemistry, and may potentially be used for future research in the broader scientific community.
About Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
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The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Mission Statement
“The mission of the Foundation is to support leading edge research, in the fields of chemistry and life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that open up new avenues of research and application in these sciences and related disciplines. My preference is to favor young investigators, new ideas, and a variety of projects rather than fund large, established ones of long durati... continue reading
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Beckman Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Aim and Benefits of Beckman Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fellows will be appointed for two years, with possibility for third year by renewal.
- Fellows will begin in July of program year.
- The award amount is $224,000 over 2 years for salary, fringe benefits and research expenditures; instrumentation fellowships will receive an additional one-time amount of up to $200,000. Fellows receiving year 3 renewal award will receive additional $118,000.
Beckman Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Courses
Requirements for Beckman Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Qualification
Criteria for Applicants at time of application:
- At a U.S. college, university or institution which offers postdoctoral fellowships and holds a 501(c)(3), or similarly qualifying, IRS designation; and
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its possessions, or hold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient status; and
- Current graduate student anticipated to complete a PhD in the chemical sciences by May 1, 2025; or
- Current postdoctoral researcher with a granted/conferred PhD in the chemical sciences with no more than 18 months cumulative postdoctoral research experience (at time of application due date); and
- Must pursue postdoctoral training in an area of chemical sciences. While bio related applications will be considered, the fellowship is not intended to fund proposals that are supported by traditional biochemical or biological science mechanisms (e.g., NIH mechanisms); and
- Must have identified a mentor in the chemical sciences at a qualified U.S. nonprofit college, university or institution with appropriate laboratory facilities to support their postdoctoral research proposal.
**If you have exceeded the 18-month eligibility window but you experienced extended restricted access during COVID, please email [email protected] to discuss your eligibility status**
Criteria for Sponsoring Mentor at time of application:
- PhD, or MD/PhD; and
- Full-time tenured or tenure track with at least a 25% appointment in chemistry, chemical physics, chemical engineering, or materials chemistry department at their institution; and
- Active investigator in the applicant’s area of research; and
- Mentors may only sponsor one applicant per program year for consideration
Any of the following conditions will render an applicant ineligible:
- At the time of application due date, applicants with more than 18 months of cumulative postdoctoral experience in a research lab, or who are more than 3 years from their PhD, are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants may not submit applications to both the "Chemical Sciences" and "Chemical Instrumentation" fellowships in a single program year.
- Visa holders are not eligible to apply.
- Government laboratories, such as NIH or federally funded national laboratories are not eligible institutions.
- Applicant has not successfully completed their PhD by May 1, 2025.
- Applicants may not have faculty appointments.
Any of the following conditions will render a Sponsoring Mentor, and subsequently the Applicant(s) ineligible:
- Sponsoring mentor supports two or more applicants for LOI submittal
Interview date, Process and Venue for Beckman Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program Timeline
- 29 May 2024, 8 a.m: 2025 Application Portal for Letter of Intent Opens
- 6 Sep 2024, 5 p.m: Letters of Intent Due
- 10 Sep 2024, 8 a.m: Preliminary Review Period Begins
- 21 Oct 2024, noon: Full Application Invitations Sent
- 10 Dec 2024, 5 p.m: Full Applications Due
- 12 Dec 2024, 8 a.m: Full Application Review Period Begins
- 28 Feb 2025, 8 a.m: Award Notification Begins
Application Deadline
September 6, 2024How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation on beckman-foundation.smapply.io to apply
Click on the "Apply Now" button on the right hand side of this page to access. Once you’ve created an account, proceed to the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoc Application.
The Foundation will use a 2-step application process:
- Step 1: Letter of Intent (LOI) will be a blinded review of the research proposal - be sure to follow the instructions for blinding your research proposal and references
- Step 2: Full Application for those invited to apply, based on reviews of the LOIs
The application portal will generally be open for submissions June – September. Please check the online portal for exact deadlines each year.
Incomplete applications and/or materials received after the deadline will be eliminated from the competition.
Award notifications generally are released in mid-March.
For more details visit: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation website.
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