Each year, the ACS Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) awards one or more Dr. Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowships. The award sponsors the participation of a young international green chemistry scholar in a green chemistry technical meeting, conference or training program.
Eligibility criteria for the Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowships
- Applicant must demonstrate research or educational interest in green chemistry.
- Applicants must be International students.
- Applicants must provide evidence of your competence in written and spoken English.
How to Apply for the Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowships
Applications must be a single PDF file, no longer than six, 8½-by-11-inch pages, written in font no smaller than 11 point, with margins of at least 1 inch and should include the following:
- Cover page (no more than one page) including:
- Applicant’s name, department, institution (or company) and field of study.
- Name of applicant’s faculty advisor (or supervisor) and contact information.
- Name, date and location of the conference or meeting the applicant is requesting funding to attend.
- Estimated budget for travel expenses, up to $2,000 (including conference registration fees, travel, and accommodations) to participate in the meeting. The award will be mailed as a reimbursement check after the conference takes place. Meals/food is not a reimbursable expense.
- Essay (no more than one page) by the applicant concerning his/her interest in green chemistry, including any previous experience with the field, how he/she will benefit from participation in the selected conference, and why he/she should be selected to receive the award.
- A curriculum vita or résumé no more than two pages in length including:
- Applicant’s name, department, institution (or company), and faculty advisor (or supervisor).
- Applicant’s mailing address, telephone, and email.
- A few sentences on the applicant’s green chemistry teaching or research interests and career plans.
- Field of study, degrees (including month and year earned or expected), education experience, including GPA or other measure of class standing, and work experience (if any).
- List of recent presentations and publications (if any).
- Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s faculty advisor, supervisor or department chair (no more than two pages in length). The letter may be sent separately or included with the other application materials.
Eligible Countries: International
Type: Undergraduate, Graduate, or Postgraduate
Value of Award: $2,000
Number of Awards: Not Specified
Method of Application: Applications must be a single PDF file send to gci@acs.org with “Breen Fellowship Application – [applicant’s last name]” in the subject line and no longer than six, 8½-by-11-inch pages, written in a font no smaller than 11 points, with margins of at least 1 inch.
Application Deadline: October 9 at 5 p.m. EDT (GMT-4).
