Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Grant

Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Amount: US $25,000
Last Updated: November 22, 2025

Summary

The Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions Grant provides a $25,000 award to facilitate a visit by a notable researcher in the chemical sciences to undergraduate institutions. It includes funding for summer research fellowships for two students and requires the researcher to deliver accessible lectures to the public. This initiative honors Jean Dreyfus's legacy and supports the engagement of undergraduates in scientific research and discourse.

Overview

About Jean Dreyfus Jean Dreyfus was President of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation from 1956 until her death in 1991. Born in Chicago, in 1931 she married Camille Dreyfus, founder and chairman of the Celanese Corporation of America and of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. An operatic soprano and patron of the arts, as Jean Tennyson she sang with several leading European and American opera companies, including La Scala in Milan, the Chicago Civic Opera, and the San Francisco Opera Company. She also sang on the CBS Radio program “Great Moments in Music” from 1942 to 1946. After World War II, Mrs. Dreyfus founded the Artists Veterans Hospital Programs of the Musicians Emergency Fund, which presented concerts for patients in veterans hospitals. She also served as a patron of the Philharmonic Society of New York and as vice chair of New York City’s Lewisohn Stadium Concerts. She was a trustee of the New York City Opera and a principal supporter of the Spoleto Festival. Mrs. Dreyfus received several awards, including the Stella della Solidarieta from the Italian government, the St. Olaf Medal from the King of Norway, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Vermont. Jean Dreyfus Lectureship Award The Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions awards provide a $25,000 grant to: facilitate a visit and lectures by a notable researcher in the chemical sciences to a primarily undergraduate institution, andfund summer research fellowships for two undergraduate students. The visiting researcher must give at least two lectures in the chemical sciences. One of the lectures should be accessible and promoted to a wide audience that includes the general public. The remaining lecture(s) may be more technical. The lecturer is expected to spend more than one day at the institution and to substantively interact with undergraduate students and a range of faculty over the course of the visit. The undergraduates funded to engage in summer research are expected to work with on-campus mentors in the chemical sciences. Budget The award total is $25,000.$2,500 is to support the honorarium for the lecturer.$5,000 is to be allocated to the support of the lectures (e.g., travel, accommodation, receptions, dinners).$11,000 is to support the summer research of the two undergraduate students. Each student stipend is to be no less than $4,500. The balance may be used to defray costs associated with the research and/or the scientific advancement of each student.$1,500 is to support research supplies for the named summer students.$5,000 is to support the PI’s summer salary.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applications are accepted from departments in the chemical sciences at primarily undergraduate institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America.Eligible departments may grant a B.S. or M.S. degree in chemistry or chemical engineering, but not a Ph.D.Institutions are restricted to only one application annually for this program.Institutions that receive an award are eligible to reapply once all award activities are complete and a satisfactory final report has been submitted.

Ineligibility

Institutions that receive an award are not eligible to re-apply for five years after the award date.Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed.