Funding & Recognition

Grants, fellowships, and awards for your work toward a more sustainable future

ACS recognizes excellence in the pursuit of green and sustainable chemistry to students, educators, and researchers. Explore the variety of grants, awards, and fellowships we offer to see if one is the right fit for you!

Awards & Fellowships for Students

Recognizing excellence in research

The ACS Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) awards give financial support so students can present their research at scientific meetings.

ACS GCI Summer School

Application Deadline: Jan. 3, 2025

All-expenses-paid, week-long program for graduate students and postdocs from the Americas.

Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award

Provides recognition and travel funds to outstanding undergrad and grad students who are working to further the goals of green chemistry and/or engineering.

Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship

Sponsors undergrads, grads, and postdocs to attend the GC&E Conference and present their work.

Ciba Travel Awards in Green Chemistry

Enables undergrad and grad students in the U.S. to attend the GC&E Conference and present their work.

Nina McClelland Memorial Award

Sponsors postdoctoral scholars to attend the GC&E Conference and present their work.

Heh-Won Chang, Ph.D. Fellowship in Green Chemistry

Provides financial support to graduate students conducting research in green chemistry and/or engineering.

Meet the 2024 student award recipients

Awards & Fellowships for Educators

Recognizing excellence in education

ACS offers awards and fellowships to chemistry educators to recognize excellence and promote innovation in green and sustainable chemistry education.

Rising Stars in Green Chemistry Education Award

For early-career scholars who have committed to focus on green chemistry and/or sustainability in their teaching.

Teaching Green Fellowship

For undergraduate educators who have shown innovation and creativity by incorporating green chemistry and/or sustainability concepts in their teaching.

Career Achievement in Green Chemistry Education

For undergraduate instructors who have made an impact on the future of green chemistry and sustainability in education.

Grants & Awards for Faculty & Postdoc Research

Get help building a "green" portfolio

ACS provides funding for early and mid-career faculty interested in developing a research and teaching portfolio that contributes directly to addressing the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant

Supports the salary, benefits, and travel of a postdoctoral fellow for a two-year period.

Principal Investigator Development in Sustainability Grant

For early or mid-career investigators from Ph.D.-granting departments expecting to undertake a sabbatical the following year.

ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Research Grant

Addresses key synthetic chemistry and process research challenges.

ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Industry Awards

Recognize innovations that advance sustainability in the pharma industry and allied industrial partners.

Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Promotes environmental and economic benefits of developing and using novel green chemistry.

Fellowships in Public Policy

Get experience addressing today's challenges with lawmakers.

ACS Public Policy Fellowships offer you a unique chance to provide scientific expertise to either ACS or the federal government.

Learn about ACS Public Policy Fellowships

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