US Citizenship Not Required

“Young” international scholar is defined as undergraduate students and above, but below the level of Assistant Professor and within the first seven years of a professional career. Applicants residing both within the U.S. and internationally are eligible for this award.

The travel must be to a green chemistry technical meeting, conference or training program. Students should consider attending the annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference. In 2022, this conference will be held June 6-8 in Reston, VA. Award funds cannot be used to attend the ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy.

The applicant must demonstrate research or educational interest in green chemistry. Green chemistry for this purpose is defined as “the discovery and design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.”

The fellow also must give an oral or poster presentation on his/her interest area during the conference as well as submit a report to ACS GCI on his/her experience after the conference in order to receive reimbursement.

The award provides up to $2,000 USD to support the participation of a young international green chemistry scholar in a green chemistry technical meeting, conference or training program.

Please send your application in a single PDF file to gci@acs.org with “Breen Fellowship Application – [applicant’s last name]” in the subject line.

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 resume 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.