ACS Award for Encouraging Underrepresented and Economically Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences

The ACS Award for Encouraging Underrepresented and Economically Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences recognises significant accomplishments by individuals who stimulate students underrepresented in the profession to pursue careers in the chemical sciences and engineering. The prize includes a monetary award to the recipient and a grant to a designated non-profit institution to strengthen activities aligned with the award objectives. Nominees may be drawn from academia, industry, government, or other professional settings. The American Chemical Society administers and selects the awardee while the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation funds the programme.

US$5,000 to the recipient and a US$10,000 grant to a designated non-profit institution, plus a certificate.

Nominees for the award may come from any professional setting: academia, industry, government, or other independent facility. The award recognises individuals who have stimulated underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students to enter chemical science careers.

Nomination-based process administered by the American Chemical Society; ACS website provides nomination guidelines.