The Graduate School

Beckman Young Investigators (BYI) Program

Deadlines
Graduate School receipt of departmental nomination: July 25, 2007
Application materials for internal competiton: 12:00 Noon August 1, 2007

Program Description
The program promotes research in chemistry and the life sciences that fosters the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science.  Awards are in the range of $300,000 over the term of the project, usually for a period of three years.  The BYI Program brochure with complete eligibility information and detailed application instructions is available on the Beckman web site.
http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi_guides.html

Eligibility
Candidates should not have completed more than three full years in his or her tenure-track or other comparable independent research appointment before September 28, 2007.  Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.  The University of Wisconsin may nominate up to two candidates for these awards.

How to send the notice of intent to apply and application for internal review
Please see the instructions on the Graduate School Institutional Nominations and Internal Competitions web page.

Questions?  E-mail gsgrants@bascom.wisc.edu or call Jane Sherwood (263-7274) or Petra Schroeder (265-4868).