In an era of phenomenal discoveries in chemical sciences and related fields, our nation is faced with the challenge of producing a generation of diverse scientific leaders who can tackle 21st-century challenges. Underrepresented (UR) students now make up a third of the college-age U.S. citizens, yet they earn about 18% of U.S. chemical science bachelor’s degrees and about 11% of chemistry PhDs. Graduation data shows that the current paradigm of moving students from undergraduate to graduate education fails to include many. 

To apply, you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident, demonstrate high academic achievement in chemistry or science with a Grade Point Average 3.0, “B” or better. 

To find out more, visit https://www.acs.org/education/acs-scholars.html