Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant

Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Chemical Society
Amount: Up to US $125,000
Last Updated: May 02, 2025

Summary

The Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant, offered by the American Chemical Society, supports postdoctoral fellows or new faculty members in their first 9 months as they establish independent research careers in green and sustainable chemistry. This grant provides funding for up to two years, covering salary, benefits, and travel expenses for a postdoctoral associate. The program aims to foster mentorship and training, ensuring a strong foundation for future academic success.

Overview

Purpose This award provides a post-doctoral fellow/associate or faculty in first 9 months of appointment who plans to launch an independent research career in academia, funds to support a post-doctoral associate/fellow for two years once their new research group is launched. Description Building a productive research group as a new faculty member in chemistry and engineering is highly challenging. To that end, the support available to a faculty member in the first two years is critical to developing the foundation for a robust research program that attracts grant funding, provides holistic training and mentorship to graduate students, and contributes to the culture of the department and the professional community. In recognition of this need, the ACS Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant provides support at this crucial junction in the form of a salary for a postdoctoral fellow/associate, who can both help launch the new research lab and gain invaluable experience in the process that can be applied to their own ability to launch an independent career in the future. To ensure meaningful mentorship for the postdoctoral fellow/associate, the award stipulates that the new PI will participate in ACS-based training in green chemistry education and mentorship. This grant mechanism is synergistic with the ACS P2F workshop, which provides critical training to a select group of postdoctoral fellows/associates from around the country. The program will grant multiple awards. The award supports the salary, benefits, and travel of a postdoctoral fellow for a two-year period. The sum is capped at $125,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants (of any nationality) must currently hold a postdoctoral fellow or associate position at a U.S. institution (university, national laboratory, or company).Other eligible applicants may also include those who have secured a faculty position (but have not started) or are in the first 9 months of a faculty position at a U.S. Ph.D.-granting university. Applicants should have held a postdoctoral fellow/associate position at any university for less than 5 years.Applicants must be planning to pursue a faculty position.Applicants must anticipate launching an independent research career focusing on green and sustainable chemistry.

Ineligibility

No overhead cost may be charged, which includes secretarial and/or administrative salaries.Funds may not be used to support laboratory technicians, contractors, consultants, or visiting faculty.