Funder: Beckman Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Letter of Intent)
Funding Amounts: $224,000 over two years; instrumentation awards add up to $200,000; optional third year provides $118,000
Summary: Supports postdoctoral researchers pursuing fundamental chemistry research or developing new chemical instrumentation for independent research careers.
Key Information: Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or DACA recipients at qualifying U.S. nonprofit institutions.
Description
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation supports postdoctoral scholars conducting advanced research in fundamental chemistry or developing and building chemical instrumentation. The fellowship aims to help researchers move from “mentored yet independent” training to independent careers in academic, industry, or government laboratories. It is a merit-based program seeking future leaders and innovators in science, engineering, and technology.
Research must be chemistry-focused, including chemical physics, chemical engineering, or the chemistry of materials, though applications in biology or physics are welcome. Instrumentation projects must address a substantive chemical-sciences need and fit a two-year fellowship. They must innovate in method, speed, or process, or introduce wholly new instrument technology. Potential use by the broader scientific community is an additional benefit.
