{"id":20882,"date":"2026-01-07T15:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/?page_id=20882"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:07:15","slug":"beckman-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Beckman Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Beckman Scholars Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/activities\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Activities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/mentors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Mentors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/scholar-information\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Scholars<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/contact\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Contact<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-research\/beckman-scholars\/apply\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Apply Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-butler-university-beckman-scholars\">Butler University Beckman Scholars<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/12142223\/Beckman_Design_trans_rbg_no-date_011026-1-1024x415.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/12142223\/Beckman_Design_trans_rbg_no-date_011026-1-1024x415.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/12142223\/Beckman_Design_trans_rbg_no-date_011026-1-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/12142223\/Beckman_Design_trans_rbg_no-date_011026-1-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/12142223\/Beckman_Design_trans_rbg_no-date_011026-1-1536x622.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/12142223\/Beckman_Design_trans_rbg_no-date_011026-1-2048x829.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Beckman Scholars Program, established in 1997 by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, is an invited program for accredited universities and four-year colleges in the United States. The program provides scholarships that support sustained, in-depth undergraduate research experiences and comprehensive faculty mentoring for select students in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, astronomy &amp; astrophysics, and neuroscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beckman Scholars awards provide approximately <strong>$26,000<\/strong> in support across <strong>two summers and one academic year<\/strong>, helping students advance their research training, professional development, and preparation for future study and careers in STEM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the program at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckman-foundation.org\/programs\/beckman-scholars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: We will add information about Butler\u2019s Beckman Scholars, including bios and photos, after awards are made in May 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex 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