This is a preliminary Application for the Beckman Scholars Competition that will take place during Winter/Spring 2020.  

It is referred to as a 2020 award, which will begin in Summer 2020 and continue all the way through the Summer of 2021. To be eligible, a candidate must be willing and available to start her research with a 10-week full-time internship during Summer 2020, followed by continuing to work throughout the 2020-21 academic year, followed by a second 10-week full-time internship during Summer 2021. Students graduating in 2020 are not eligible. Eligibility of students who will be sophomores or seniors in Fall 2020 is something to review on the Beckman Web Page or to discuss with one or more Beckman research mentors.  

This is a brief and simple form. What's critical is identifying and connecting with an eligible Beckman mentor to support your candidacy with a letter of recommendation and individualized mentoring plan during your time in the mentor's lab.  You can scroll through mentors in Biology, Chemistry, or Neuroscience on the website. You also must identify a second person providing a letter of recommendation, and that person should be a member of the Barnard College faculty.

Candidates who will be juniors in Fall 2020 are especially encouraged to complete this form before January 31, 2020. Those who complete the preliminary application will thereafter receive an e-mail about how to submit complete application materials, due by Monday February 10, 2020.