Apply for the ACS Scholars Program by March 1

POSTED ON Feb 22, 2021

The American Chemical Society has announced almost $900,000 in scholarship funds. The Scholars program is open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors majoring in a chemistry-related discipline and high school seniors intending to pursue chemistry-related fields.

According to the American Chemical Society, selected recipients are awarded up to $5,000 per academic year. To date, over 3,000 students have received funding from the American Chemical Society Scholars Program.

Other interesting stats about the program include:

More than 300 Scholar Alumni have completed a Ph.D. program. Of those, more than 45 have joined university faculty.
More than 50% of ACS Scholar Alumni chose to pursue advanced degrees, half of those have completed or in progress towards a doctoral degree
90% of ACS Scholars earn baccalaureate degrees with 80% in the chemical sciences.

Click here for more information on how to apply for the ACS Scholars Program, and click here to read about ACS Scholar Alumni featured on the American Chemical Society web page to celebrate the impact of the program.

In January, the ACS Board announced that it had voted to modify their existing core value of “Diversity, Inclusion and Respect” to include Equity. See the excerpt below and read the full report here.

“The revised core value, “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Respect” (DEIR), better captures our belief in diversity in all its forms. We embrace and encourage an inclusive chemistry enterprise and strongly support an equal and equitable environment for the practice of chemistry. In order to meet the global challenges facing us today and advance chemistry, we need to be more inclusive and respectful of people of all backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and ideas. This important update ensures that we will work to promote equity in the chemistry enterprise.

The ACS Board voted to adopt a new goal for the ACS Strategic Plan. “Goal 5: Embrace and Advance Inclusion in Chemistry” aims to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect; identify and dismantle barriers to success; and create a welcoming and supportive environment so that all ACS members, employees, and volunteers can thrive.”