With funding from the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, the University of Kentucky (UK) is proud to host the Beckman Scholars Program titled Scholars United by Chemistry: Cultivating Excellence through Science Stewardship (SUCCESS).
A highly multidisciplinary program, SUCCESS is built on the cornerstone of chemistry as the central science that unites UK’s Research Priority Areas, established to serve the pressing needs of Kentuckians and the nation. Through SUCCESS, six UK undergraduate students will become Beckman Scholars and be supported and mentored in a 15-month independent research project covering two summers and the intervening academic year. Signifying the diversity of programs that UK offers, UK’s SUCCESS program is the result of an intensive, multi-faceted collaboration involving the Office of Undergraduate Research, Office of Philanthropy, Proposal Development Office, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, Center for Applied Energy Research, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, and the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits.
SUCCESS is driven by an ethos of stewardship, wherein mentors will cultivate both the professional and personal development of UK’s Beckman Scholars. Increasing diversity, enacting equity, and growing a culture of inclusivity were cornerstones in the design of SUCCESS. Our commitment to these values is rooted in a significant reaffirmation and transformation of UK’s comprehensive, University-wide approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Within this environment, SUCCESS will focus on developing inclusive leadership skills to prepare UK Beckman Scholars for roles in an ever-diversified scientific landscape.
