ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences

The ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences recognises individuals who have stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry and promoted their professional development as chemists or chemical engineers. The award is funded by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation and administered by the American Chemical Society. Recipients receive a monetary prize and a certificate, and an additional grant is made to a non-profit institution designated by the recipient. Nominees may come from academia, industry, government, or other professional settings.

$5,000 cash award, a certificate, and a $10,000 institutional grant

Nominees may come from any professional setting: academia, industry, government, or other independent facility.

Nomination-based process; nomination guidelines and administration are provided by the American Chemical Society.