Student Travel Awards

ACS DIC Student Travel Award Program

The ACS DIC is accepting applications for student travel awards for graduate and undergraduate students presenting research talks or posters at ACS National Meetings. The amount of the award is $450.00. The deadline for receipt of applications is February 1 for the Spring ACS National Meeting, and June 29 for the Fall ACS National Meeting. Winners will be notified by March 1 and July 15, respectively, for the Spring and Fall meetings.

Selection process: Applications submitted by undergraduate researchers, graduate students in the first two years of their PhD and graduate students in the final years of their PhD will be reviewed separately. Within each category, the selection process will be based on scientific merit. Preference will be given to applicants who have not been awarded a Student Travel Award previously.
  1. The student must be a member of the ACS DIC and must present their paper in the DIC program. Students who are not making presentations are ineligible.
  2. Only one nomination will be accepted per research group for each meeting. Exceptions may be granted for collaborative projects.
 
Application Procedure:

 

Complete the application survey (click for survey) in its entirety.  Incomplete applications will not receive consideration. Note that you will be requested to provide evidence of the following:

  • A proof of your current ACS and DIC membership status, such as a copy of your receipt or a printout of “My Account” from acs.org showing your active divisional membership in DIC (you must log on to access this).
  • An abstract of the work to be presented in the DIC program.
  • A resume or CV (max 2 pages), including a list of publications and presentations. The resume/CV should be saved as a pdf and titled: [Student last name_Student first name_CV_DICTAF26]
  • A recommendation letter from your research advisor (if your advisor prefers this to remain confidential, please have them, or a third party, submit the application on your behalf). The letter should be saved as a pdf and titled: [Student last name_Student first name_LOR_DICTAF26]
Accordingly, questions concerning the application process should be directed to the Award co-Chairs (Liviu Mirica –mirica@illinois.edu; and TBD).