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2025 Beckman Scholar Program Application Process and Timeline

 

The application to the 2025 Beckman Scholar Program consists of following materials, which must be submitted via email, as instructed below, by the indicated deadlines:

  1. One page cover letter indicating the Mentors and projects of interest, as well as the affirmation of commitment to complete the full Summer 1 – Academic Year – Summer 2 cycle if selected as a Beckman Scholar. In order to foster thoughtful selection, no more than 4 potential Mentors can be indicated.
  2. One page CV (curriculum vitae).
  3. Two page personal statement outlining the student’s interest in research, her/his academic journey, the readiness for and expectations of the BSP experience, as well as the plans for graduate study and future career.
  4. Current transcript. While the GPA will not be one of the primary metrics, the alignment of the completed coursework with the desired field of research will be considered.
  5. Documents 1,2,3 and 4 should be submitted as a single PDF file to Ms. Brandi Williams at bw492@newark.rutgers.edu no later than Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Incomplete applications and applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
  6. One confidential recommendation letter from faculty a member with whom the student took relevant classes and/or in whose laboratory she/he did research. The letter may come from the potential BSP Mentor if the student took classes or is doing research with the latter, however, this is not a general expectation. The confidential recommendation letter should be submitted by the writer directly to Ms. Brandi Williams at bw492@newark.rutgers.edu no later than Friday, March 21, 2025. Additional letters of support or letters from persons not directly involved in teaching or research project supervision will not be considered.

Based on the applications, the Selections Committee will select 4 finalists. The finalists will be invited to a 30-minute interview. The Selections Committee will rank the finalists and submit the names of 2 Beckman Scholars program manager.

The Beckman Scholars will be notified of the award no later than Friday, March 28, 2025.