ACS Bridge Travel & Professional Development Award
Forecasted
ACS Bridge Travel & Professional Development Award supports undergraduate and graduate chemical sciences students’ meeting attendance to share research, build skills, and advance professional goals.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Fall Meeting application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,000 in ACS Meeting-related expenses
Summary: Supports undergraduate and graduate students in the chemical sciences attending an ACS National Meeting for research sharing and professional development.
Key Information: Applicants must be U.S. citizens; presenting research and ACS membership are not required.
Description
The ACS Bridge Travel & Professional Development Award helps undergraduate and graduate students in the chemical sciences attend the ACS National Spring or Fall Meeting. Sponsored by the American Chemical Society’s Bridge Program, it defrays meeting-related expenses and supports participation through research presentations, workshops, networking events, and speaker sessions. Students may apply whether or not they are presenting research or have submitted an abstract.
The award emphasizes how meeting participation advances academic and professional goals, builds knowledge and skills, and contributes to career development. Applicants describe how they will share research or apply what they learn to benefit peers, their institution, research group, workplace, or broader community. They also connect their experience to one of ACS’s core values: Passion for Science, Lifelong Learning, Inclusion and Belonging, or Sustainability.
