Beckman Program Scholars and Alumni

• Applicants must currently be a 2nd or 3rd year student.
• Applicants must have and maintain a GPA no lower than 3.5.
• Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions.
• All applicants must work with one of the approved faculty mentors. This list cannot be altered or amended. It's important to note that the student-mentor relationship is already established by the time the student applies. The pre-existing relationship between student and mentor ensures that only the most dedicated and capable students, and those motivated by a love of research, reach the application stage.
• If you are selected as a Beckman Scholar, you agree to fulfill all the program requirements (see below).

• Beckman Scholars must work in their mentor’s laboratory full time for two summers (40 hours/week for 10 weeks) and then part time during the academic year (10 hours per week). This committment begins in June, just after the Scholar is selected in March.
• Scholars must take a course in technical writing (STS 5500 "Research Documentation as a Creative Process").
• Scholars must present their work at a major scientific conference.
• Scholars must submit their work to the annual ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference.
• Scholars must attend the annual Beckman Scholars Annual Symposia in Irvine, California each summer (all expenses paid).
• Scholars are ideally expected to publish their work in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

• Mid-February – Deadline for applications (February 19, 2021 is the current deadline) 2021 Application Guidelines
• Mid-March – Finalists are interviewed and Scholars are announced
• April – Beckman Awards Banquet. Finalists are expected to attend the awards banquet, whether or not they are selected as Scholars, in keeping with the professional nature of these awards.

We evaluate our program on the basis of three simple outcomes. Achieving two of these three outcomes will be considered a success, though our goal is for our Scholars to achieve all thre

1. Beckman Scholars submit and publish a peer-reviewed manuscript, refereed conference paper, or patent application based on their undergraduate work.
2. Beckman Scholars give at least one poster or platform presentation at a national meeting based upon their undergraduate work.
3. Beckman Scholars gain admission to graduate or medical school, preferably encompassing a Ph.D. program.