UT Chem/Biochem Dept

The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at UT Austin has been selected by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation as one of a small number of nationwide higher education institutions to receive a Beckman Scholars Program Award. This program has been running at UT Austin since 1999 and is currently funded through 2010. This program is now open to all UT undergraduates, not just Chem/Biochem majors.

The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to help stimulate, encourage and support research activities in chemistry and biological sciences by exceptionally talented undergraduate students who have the capacity to become national leaders in their fields of endeavour.

Each Beckman Scholar will be paid to carry out full-time research over two summers and part-time research in the intervening fall and spring. The scholarships also include funds for research expenses and student travel to scientific meetings.

The first round application form for the Spring 2008 competition is now available on this website. It is due on Friday March 28th 2008 by noon at the department undergraduate course office (WEL 2.212). Emailed applications direct to the program director (DrRuth@mail.utexas.edu) by the closing time will also be accepted.