Herman Frasch Foundation Grants
The Herman Frasch Foundation Grants fund innovative chemical or biochemical agricultural research with practical benefits for U.S. agriculture and a strong emphasis on student training.
Funder: Herman Frasch Foundation
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (application opens) | November 5, 2026 (full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 per year for 5 years (maximum $250,000 total); ~8 awards per cycle.
Summary: Supports innovative chemical or biochemical research in agricultural chemistry with practical benefits for U.S. agriculture, emphasizing student training.
Key Information: Only tenured or tenure-track faculty in first 7 years of their first academic appointment at U.S. nonprofit academic institutions are eligible.
Description
The Herman Frasch Foundation Grants, administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS) with Bank of America, N.A. as trustee, fund research in agricultural chemistry that promises practical benefits for U.S. agriculture. The program supports projects that are primarily chemical or biochemical in nature, with a strong emphasis on training students at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. The Foundation encourages broad dissemination of research results through scientific publications and presentations.
Research areas favored include innovative approaches in agricultural chemistry, interpreted broadly, but projects focusing mainly on nutrition, agronomy, genetics, or entomology are generally not supported. The grant is highly competitive and awarded only once every five years.
