Career Achievement in Green Chemistry Education
Career Achievement in Green Chemistry Education honors undergraduate instructors’ sustained innovations and supports conference travel to share work that transforms green chemistry and sustainability education.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (Applications open) | November 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 honorarium plus up to $2,500 in conference travel support
Summary: Recognizes undergraduate instructors whose career-long contributions have transformed green chemistry and sustainability education.
Key Information: Awardees are expected to attend the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference and give an invited symposium presentation.
Description
This American Chemical Society award recognizes an instructor whose cumulative contributions have had a profound and transformative impact on green chemistry and sustainability in education. Co-sponsored by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute and Committee on Environmental Improvement, it honors pedagogical innovators who have demonstrated consistent creativity in the classroom, laboratory, and broader chemistry enterprise over a significant portion of their careers.
The award recognizes a sustained body of work across undergraduate education, including lecture and laboratory materials, research experiences, student mentoring, and curricular development. Contributions may also include campus-wide or community initiatives, collaborative projects, and papers, books, or other authored materials. Alongside recognition of these achievements, the award supports conference travel so the recipient can share their work at a symposium programmed in their honor.
