Selection Process

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The 2026 application deadline is October 29, 2025.

The USM BSP Committee will choose the two Beckman Scholars following a two-step review process. Applicants who advance to the finalist stage will be notified of their status by November 20, and will be invited to participate in a mandatory workshop (to be scheduled during the workweek December 1 - 5) to learn about program expectations and commitments and about the next step in their application.

The deadline for the finalists’ step 2 application: January 12, 2026. Following review of the application materials, finalists will be invited to give a mandatory presentation of their proposed research project to the USM BSP Committee by January 26 (tentative).

The two Beckman Scholar/Mentor Pairs will be chosen by March 1, 2026. Summer 2026 funds will be released in June.