Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program Grant

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Amount: US $75,000
Last Updated: June 20, 2025

Summary

The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports early-career faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. Through institutional nominations, it provides $75,000 unrestricted research grants to enhance scholarly research and teaching. Eligible nominees must hold full-time tenure-line positions and be within their fourth to twelfth independent academic years, demonstrating a strong commitment to undergraduate education. This funding opportunity fosters the development of promising educators and researchers in the chemical sciences.

Overview

The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. The award is based on accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching, and provides an unrestricted research grant of $75,000.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is open to faculty who meet all of the following criteria:From academic institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the chemical sciences, including chemistry, biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering.In departments that do not grant a doctoral degree. A potential nominee is ineligible if there is active participation or substantial research productivity in a Ph.D. program of another department or institution, or in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.Hold a full-time tenure-line academic appointment focused on the chemical sciences.Are after the fourth and not after the twelfth years of their independent academic careers at the time of the submission of the nomination, and engaged in independent research and teaching primarily with undergraduates. Experience has shown that awardees tend to be close to the end of their eligibility window, but all eligible candidates are welcome to apply.

Ineligibility

Awardees are typically in departments that do not grant a doctoral degree.A potential nominee is ineligible if there is active participation or substantial research productivity in a Ph.D. program of another department or in an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed. Defrayal of academic-year salary is not permitted.