ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry
ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry honors scientists and research teams for discoveries that enable environmentally friendly products or manufacturing processes with affordable, compelling economics.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates: August 5, 2026 (2028 nominations open) | December 5, 2026 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $15,000 and a certificate, plus up to $2,500 in reimbursed travel expenses
Summary: Recognizes scientific discoveries enabling environmentally friendly products or manufacturing processes with affordable, compelling economics.
Key Information: Discoveries must have significant commercial potential, but demonstrated commercial success and ACS membership are not required.
Description
Administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS), this award recognizes outstanding scientific discoveries that underpin environmentally friendly products or manufacturing processes at costs comparable to or below current technologies. It also honors discoveries enabling new applications with compelling cost-benefit profiles. The focus is on eco-friendly chemistry with the potential to make products or manufacturing processes less expensive than existing alternatives.
Affordability and practicality are central considerations. Qualifying discoveries may fit existing manufacturing infrastructure with little or no additional investment in equipment or operating personnel, or enable entirely new products with compelling economics. Those economics consider available alternatives, starting materials, manufacturing yield and throughput, labor, equipment, and facilities.
