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Travel Awards

Travel Awards Offered for 2011:

General Requirements

  • Applicants are required to present a paper or poster in the Organic Division.
  • Applicants must be members or affiliates of the Organic Division.
  • Complete the Online Submission Form, including the required supporting materials.
  • Application deadlines for all awards are the same as the ACS Program and Abstract Creation System (PACS) abstract deadline for the Meeting.
  • Only one applicant per Institution per Award.
  • Applicants are eligible to receive each type of Award only once.

Travel application process for Graduate Students:

The Division of Organic Chemistry makes travel awards of $600 each to aid graduate students in presenting papers or posters at ACS Meetings. Scientific merit of the paper to be presented will be considered. Each university department can have only one award recipient. To Apply for the Graduate Student Travel Award, submit these supporting documents as PDF files via the online Submission Form (See link below under Submittal Process):

  • A copy of the PACS abstract including the submission page identifying Division and Speaker.
  • A copy of the applicant's resume.
  • A letter of support from the applicant's research advisor.
  • A memo from the department chair stating that you are the applicant representing that institution.

Travel application process for Undergraduate Students:

The Division of Organic Chemistry makes travel awards of $600 each to aid undergraduate students in presenting papers or posters at ACS Meetings. Scientific merit of the paper to be presented will be considered. Each university department can have only one award recipient. To apply for the Undergraduate Student Travel Award, submit these supporting documents as PDF files via the online Submission Form (See link below under Submittal Process):

  • A copy of the PACS abstract including the submission page identifying Division and Speaker.
  • A copy of the applicant's resume.
  • A letter of support from the applicant's research advisor.
  • A memo from the department chair stating that you are the applicant representing that institution.

Travel application process for Faculty at Undergraduate Institutions:

The Division of Organic Chemistry makes travel awards of $600 each to aid faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions for travel to National ACS Meetings. Scientific merit of the paper to be presented will be considered. Each university department can have only one award recipient per meeting. To apply for the Faculty Travel Award, submit these supporting documents as PDF files via the online Submission Form (See link below under Submittal Process):

  • A copy of the PACS abstract including the submission page identifying Division and Speaker.
  • A copy of the applicant's resume.
  • A memo from the department chair stating that you are the applicant representing that institution.

Submittal Process:

Please note that the submitter needs to be a Member of the Division of Organic Chemistry to access the Online Submission Form. Please name PDF files using the following sample formats:

Yourlastname_abstract.pdf
Yourlastname_cv.pdf
Yourlastname_advisorletter.pdf
Yourlastname_chairletter.pdf

You will be notified by email that your application was received. Please allow 10 weeks after the deadline for review. All applicants will be notified of the final committee decision regarding their application.

For questions regarding application requirements, please contact
Cynthia Maryanoff: cmaryano@its.jnj.com.

For questions or problems during the online submission, please use the Contact Us Form.