Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust Grant

Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Elizabeth@Hurlock Beckman Award Trust
Last Updated: June 21, 2025

Summary

The Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust Grant honors educators who inspire students to create impactful organizations or movements. Established in 2008, the trust has awarded over $3.5 million to 148 professors across the U.S. The grant primarily supports those teaching in psychology, medicine, or law, emphasizing the importance of community contribution. Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have inspired their former students to make a difference.

Overview

About the Foundation The Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust was established in 2008 under the Will of Gail McKnight Beckman. Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. serves as the trustee. Gail McKnight Beckman created the award in memory of her mother, Dr. Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman. Dr. Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman was an educator, a renowned author, and a pioneer in the field of Psychology. She was one of the first female Psychology professors at Columbia University and she taught at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Beckman authored nine books and textbooks about child and adolescent Psychology. Dr. Beckman was a champion of gender equality and an advocate for the advancement of women in academia. A trailblazer in her own right, Gail McKnight Beckman created the Beckman award to benefit teachers who have inspired their former students to make a difference in their communities. The award is given to current or former academic faculty members who have inspired their former students to “create an organization which has demonstrably conferred a benefit on the community at large.” Or, the academic faculty member must have inspired their former students to “establish on a lasting basis a concept, procedure, or movement of comparable benefit to the community at large.” Since 2010, the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust has distributed more than $3.5 million to 148 professors throughout the United States.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Awards will be made in the United States only. Only United States citizens or permanent resident aliens are eligible.Award recipients must be current or former teachers, professors, or instructors at a college, university, junior college, community college, or technical school located in the United States. Award recipients must have inspired a former student who attended his or her class to either:Create an organization that has demonstrably conferred a benefit on the community at large; orEstablish on a lasting basis a concept, procedure, or movement of comparable benefit to the community at large.Anyone may submit a Nomination Application Package.

Ineligibility

Past recipients of this one-time award may not be nominated again.