Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Grants

  • ACS Grants
    ACS offers grants to support the advancement of the chemical sciences through research, education, and community projects. Learn how you can benefit.
  • EPA Grants and Fellowships
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Research runs competitions for STAR grants, graduate and undergraduate fellowships, research contracts under the Small Business Innovative Research Program, and other research assistance programs.

Fellowships

  • Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
    Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties. These programs provide fellowship support at the predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral levels. The Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs offer approximately 60 predoctoral awards, 35 awards for dissertation research and 24 postdoctoral awards each year.
  • NIST Boulder Laboratories: Professional Research Experience Program
    Provides valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students. Fellowships are awarded to assure continued growth and progress of science and engineering in the United States.
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
    The GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.  Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The NSF GRFP offers 2,000 Fellowships each year.
  • Cornell University Graduate Fellowship Database
    Find U.S. and international fellowships through Cornell University’s fellowship index.
  • EPA Grants and Fellowships
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Research runs competitions for STAR grants, graduate and undergraduate fellowships, research contracts under the Small Business Innovative Research Program, and other research assistance programs.

ACS and Other Awards

Funding for International Researchers in the U.S.

The ACS Student and Postdoctoral Scholars Office complied a list of funding opportunities for international graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty working in the U.S. Please visit the funders website to learn about program updates and most current information.

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