Women Chemists Committee Overcoming Challenges Award
Women Chemists Committee Overcoming Challenges Award supports undergraduate women and people assigned female at birth with a prize and meeting travel to honor perseverance and success in chemistry.
Funder: American Chemical Society
Due Dates: April 1, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $250 prize plus up to $1,000 for travel to the ACS Fall Meeting; one award annually
Summary: Recognizes an undergraduate woman or person assigned female at birth who has overcome hardship to achieve success in chemistry.
Key Information: Applicants must attend a school that does not grant doctorates in chemistry.
Description
The American Chemical Society’s Women Chemists Committee sponsors this annual award to recognize an undergraduate who has overcome economic, personal, or academic hardship while pursuing an education in chemistry. It is open to women, both cis and trans, and persons assigned female at birth (AFAB) who meet the program’s enrollment requirements.
The award recognizes individual perseverance and educational achievement rather than funding a defined research project. Review focuses on improvement, initiative, successes, and recent academic performance. One recipient receives a monetary prize, support for travel to the ACS Fall Meeting, and a plaque, with recognition at the Women Chemists Committee Luncheon during the meeting.
