Title
Beckman Young Investigators Program
Agencies
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (Beckman)
Description
The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science.
Projects proposed for the BYI program should be truly innovative, high-risk, and show promise for contributing to significant advances in chemistry and the life sciences. They should represent a departure from current research directions rather than an extension or expansion of existing programs. Proposed research that cuts across traditional boundaries of scientific disciplines is encouraged. Proposals that open new avenues of research in chemistry and life sciences by fostering the invention of methods, instruments and materials will be given additional consideration.
The BYI program funds promising young scientists early in their careers who have not yet received a major award from another organization. Proposals that already have substantial funding will not be considered for the BYI award (see eligibility for more information).
Projects are normally funded for a period of four years. Grants are in the range of $600,000 over the term of the project, contingent upon demonstrated progress after the second year of the award.
The Foundation does not provide for overhead or for indirect costs.
The BYI program is open to those within the first three years of a tenure-track position, or an equivalent independent research appointment, at a United States academic or non-profit institution that conducts research in chemical and life sciences. Tenure Track Start Date must be after: 8/14/2014
Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States at the time of application. Persons who have applied for permanent residency but have not received their government documentation by the time of application are not eligible.
No individual may apply for a Beckman Young Investigator award more than two times.
Investigators can have no more than $225,000 in direct, annualized external funding grants during any BYI Program Year (Aug-July) at time of application. Start-up funds, department-wide instrumentation grants, and "Transition" grants (such as NIH K99/R00) are not counted toward this total.
Institutions are not limited in the number of applicants who apply at the Letter of Intent stage.
Institutions with a currently funded BYI are eligible for award consideration.
More Information
http://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-young-investigators-program-information
Submission Limits
Submissions to this program are not limited by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, however, institutional endorsements are required. The limited submissions system is therefore being used in order to coordinate this process.
Deadlines
Internal Notice of Intent |
Jul 13, 2017 |
Notification of Internal Competition |
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Internal Pre-proposal |
Aug 4, 2017 |
Results of Internal Competition |
Aug 4, 2017 |
Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal |
N/A |
Agency Proposal |
Aug 14, 2017
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