Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry honors graduate students and their mentors with prizes for outstanding dissertation research and the graduate education behind it.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates: August 5, 2026 (Nominations open, 2028 awards) | December 5, 2026 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: $3,000 for the graduate student and $3,000 for the preceptor(s), plus up to $2,500 in travel reimbursement
Summary: Recognizes outstanding chemistry dissertation research and the graduate education associated with it by honoring a graduate student and their preceptor(s).
Key Information: The student nominee must have completed a chemistry Ph.D. dissertation within the 12 months before the nomination deadline.
Description
Administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and sponsored by Avantor, this award recognizes an outstanding graduate student and their preceptor or preceptors in chemistry, broadly defined. It honors work completed during graduate study and the graduate education associated with that achievement. This is recognition for completed dissertation research, rather than funding for a proposed project.
The award pairs cash prizes with plaques recognizing both the student and their mentors. The student's plaque bears the signatures of Nobel laureates, while the preceptor plaque is intended for permanent display in the institution's chemistry department. Selection considers scientific impact, innovation, benefit to society, alignment with the award's purpose, and service to the scientific community.
