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The ACS Project SEED summer research program opens new doors for economically disadvantaged students to experience what it’s like to be a chemist. Students entering their junior or senior year in high school are given a rare chance to work alongside scientist-mentors on research projects in industrial, academic, and federal laboratories, discovering new career paths as they approach critical turning points in their lives. Learn more about Project SEED
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Summer I
For first-time participants, students conduct research in chemistry or a related field supervised by a scientist mentor and receive a fellowship award of $2,500.
Summer II
Summer I students get a second opportunity to continue working on their Summer I project or beginning a new one. Students receive a $3,000 fellowship award and may be eligible for a travel grant to present research at an ACS or other scientific meeting.
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