Beckman Foundation Announces 2019 Beckman Scholars Program Awardees

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation announced today the selection of its 2019 class of Beckman Scholars Program Awardees, U.S. colleges and universities which underscore the Foundation's mission of supporting basic research in the chemistry and life sciences. The institutions were selected after a rigorous application process which included a two-part review led by a panel of scientific experts.

This year's award is comprised of more than $1.7 million in funding for 68 undergraduate scholars at 13 institutions:

• Calvin College
• Clemson University
• Colgate University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Pennsylvania State University
• San Francisco State University
• Santa Clara University
• UCLA
• University of Chicago
• University of Connecticut
• University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
• University of Virginia
• Whitman College

"Since the inception of the Beckman Scholars Program in 1978, there have been more than $29 million in awards to over 1,400 undergraduate students through this program, providing each student with a unique 15-month mentored research experience," shared Dr. Anne Hultgren, Executive Director of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. "We're excited to learn more about the next cohort of Scholars and see them present their early research findings at our upcoming annual Beckman Symposium."

About the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Located in Irvine, California, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation supports researchers and nonprofit research institutions in making the next generation of breakthroughs in chemistry and the life sciences. Founded in 1978 by 20th century scientific instrumentation pioneer Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, the Foundation supports United States institutions and young scientists whose creative, high-risk, and interdisciplinary research will lead to innovations and new tools and methods for scientific discovery. For more information, visit beckman-foundation.org.

SOURCE Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation