[American Chemical Society](https://www.acs.org)

September 30, 2025 (Nominations)

$1,200 per awardee, plus recognition and presentation opportunity; 4–6 awards expected

Recognizes outstanding efforts to incorporate sustainability, green chemistry, and systems thinking into chemical education.

Awardees are expected to present their work at an ACS-affiliated conference.

--- ## Description This award honors individuals or groups who have made exemplary contributions to integrating sustainability concepts into chemical education. As part of the American Chemical Society’s Sustainable Future Strategic Initiative, the program aims to modernize chemistry curricula by embedding sustainable development, green chemistry, circularity, life cycle thinking, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) into teaching and outreach. Awardees are recognized for creative approaches that support learning in chemistry while advancing sustainability, and are expected to share their work via invited presentations at selected conferences. --- ## Due Dates - **Nomination deadline:** September 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET --- ## Funding Amount - **Award amount:** $1,200 per recipient (intended to support travel to present at a relevant conference) - **Number of awards:** 4–6 projects are expected to be nationally recognized each year --- ## Eligibility - Open to individuals or groups who have contributed significantly to the incorporation of sustainability into chemical education. - Eligible nominees include K–12 teachers, faculty, chemistry professionals, and volunteers. - The target audience for the nominee’s work can be K–12 students, K–12 teachers, undergraduate students, graduate students, or the general public. - **Self-nominations only** are accepted. - Nominations are evaluated based on: - Innovation - Intellectual merit - Potential for broader impact - The extent to which sustainability is a core component - Support for chemistry learning - Quality of program design --- ## Application Process - Submit a self-nomination via the [official nomination form](https://forms.office.com/r/ivGVPmk1Aw). - Required materials: - Full contact information (address, phone, email) - Title of the nominated work - Abstract (≤1,000 characters) - Statement (≤3,000 characters) describing learning objectives, target audience, and how sustainability is incorporated using UN SDGs, green chemistry, or systems thinking - Submission of materials indicates a commitment to present at an ACS-affiliated meeting if selected and to allow the presentation to be posted on the ACS website. --- ## Additional Information - Award winners may choose to have their materials shared with educators nationally and internationally. - The program is sponsored by the [ACS Committee on Environment and Sustainability](https://www.acs.org/about/governance/committees/environmental-improvement.html). - Past recipients and related opportunities are listed on the [award page](https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/acs-cei-award-for-sustainability-in-chemical-education.html). --- ## External Links - [ACS Award Program Page](https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/acs-cei-award-for-sustainability-in-chemical-education.html) - [Nomination Form](https://forms.office.com/r/ivGVPmk1Aw) - [ACS Committee on Environment and Sustainability](https://www.acs.org/about/governance/committees/environmental-improvement.html) - [ACS Privacy Policy](https://www.acs.org/privacy.html) --- ## Contact Information | Name | Role | Email | Phone | |---------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------| | Dr. Jane Wissinger | CES Awards Program Chair | jwiss@umn.edu | 612-625-9586 | | ACS General Contact | — | help@services.acs.org | +1 800-227-5558 | ---

ACS-CES Award for Incorporation of Sustainability Into Chemical Education

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