ACS Award for Encouraging Women Into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
The ACS Award for Encouraging Women Into Careers in the Chemical Sciences recognizes individuals who foster women’s chemistry careers and supports activities at a chosen academic institution to advance that work.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates: August 5, 2026 (Nominations open) | December 5, 2026 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 to the recipient; $10,000 grant to a chosen academic institution; up to $1,500 in travel reimbursement
Summary: Recognizes individuals who encourage women’s careers in the chemical sciences and supports related activities at an academic institution they choose.
Key Information: Nominations recognize an individual’s accomplishments; the institutional grant goes to an academic institution designated by the recipient.
Description
The American Chemical Society (ACS) recognizes individuals whose significant accomplishments have stimulated or fostered women’s interest in chemistry and supported their professional development as chemists or chemical engineers. The award also recognizes work that encourages women to choose careers in the chemical sciences and engineering while generating broader appreciation of chemistry as the central science.
The recipient designates an academic institution to receive a grant for activities that advance the award’s objectives. The ACS Women Chemists Committee organizes an address by the recipient. Established in 1993, the award is sponsored by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
