Funder: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $75,000 unrestricted research grant, normally expended over five years
Summary: Supports early-career chemical sciences faculty conducting outstanding research with undergraduates and demonstrating a compelling commitment to undergraduate education.
Key Information: Institutional nomination is required, with only one nomination permitted per institution annually.
Description
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation supports the research and teaching careers of talented early-career faculty in the chemical sciences at primarily undergraduate institutions. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards recognize independent research leadership alongside innovation in and dedication to undergraduate education. Supported fields include chemistry, biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering.
The program emphasizes original scholarly research of outstanding quality carried out substantially with undergraduates. Selection considers both research accomplishments and outstanding educational efforts, including service to the broader chemical education community. The unrestricted research grant also permits limited support for departmental research and education activities, such as expanding student participation in scientific meetings or summer scholarships.
