Chapman’s Beckman Scholar Program (BSP) is a distinctive research experience that ignites and inspires passion for research in chemistry, biochemistry and the biomedical sciences. By leveraging an established foundation of scientific critical thinking skills in our science coursework, the Chapman BSP tailors deep, meaningful, and sustained research and professional development experiences in partnership with the scholars.
This includes direct research collaborations with BSP faculty mentors; advanced instrumentation training in state-of-the-art research facilities; networking with science professionals, alumni, and faculty; and high-impact professional development activities e.g., peer research mentoring, literature discussion, science communication workshops, and support for fellowship/graduate program applications.
In 2021, Chapman University was selected by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation as one of 12 institutions in the United States to receive a three-year Beckman Scholars Program Award. In 2024, Chapman was awarded a second three-year Beckman Scholars Program Award based on the outstanding research done by the first five Chapman Beckman Scholars with their faculty mentors.
The program will support two undergraduate students selected each spring over the course of three years, with research beginning in the summers of 2024, 2025 and 2026. Each Beckman Scholar receives funding from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for 15 months of laboratory research (two summers and the intervening academic year).
