Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is designed to support exceptional early-career researchers pursuing innovative research in chemistry and related disciplines.The program aims to accelerate scientific discovery, promote technological innovation, and strengthen the next generation of leaders in chemical sciences and chemical instrumentation. Fellows receive substantial research funding, mentorship, and career development opportunities to support their transition toward independent research careers.
Benefits of Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- The Fellowship award provides $224,000 over 2 years for salary, fringe benefits, and research expenditures; instrumentation fellowships receive an additional one-time payment of up to $200,000 for material/development costs. The Fellowship may be extended for an optional third year, with $118,000 in funding for salary, fringe and research expenditures, dependent upon review of research progress and a renewal application, which is submitted during the second year of the Fellowship.
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation - Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Requirements
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or its possessions, or hold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient status; and
- Current graduate student anticipated to complete a PhD in the chemical sciences by May 1, 2027, or current postdoctoral researcher with a granted/conferred PhD in the chemical sciences with no more than 18 months of cumulative postdoctoral research experience; and
- Must pursue postdoctoral training within the core areas of fundamental chemistry, such as: chemical physics, chemical engineering, or the chemistry of materials. All applications should propose research and innovations that are chemistry-focused, although the project can have applications in other fields such as biology or physics; and
- Must have identified a mentor in the chemical sciences at a qualifying US nonprofit institution with appropriate laboratory facilities to support their postdoctoral research proposal; and
- Applicant must confirm with Sponsoring Mentor that they have committed to sponsoring only said applicant in this program cycle.
- Applicant cannot be an adjunct faculty during the fellowship.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
04 September, 2026
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