Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Award

Overview

Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Award

Sponsoring a lecture award for a distinguished younger scientist highly regarded by their peers for significant contributions to an area of chemistry or related multidisciplinary area of chemistry.

Description

The Kavli Foundation sponsors The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture through 2025, with two lectures per year, one at each ACS Meeting.

The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture will take place at the ACS Spring 2025 meeting in San Diego, California, and virtually from March 23–27.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* The nominee must be a distinguished younger scientist who is highly regarded by their peers for significant contributions to an area of chemistry or related multidisciplinary area of chemistry.
* The following criteria will be used to evaluate each candidate for the lecture award:
* Three accomplishments of the nominee are needed, which may include:
* Seminal publication citations
* Products/processes commercialized
* High-impact projects
* Proposed title and scope for the lecture (200-word limit)
* Nomination letter (1,000-word limit; uploaded as a separate document and using the stationary of the person making the nomination)
* CV/resume of the nominee (1,000-word limit)
* Each ACS Committee and ACS Division may nominate up to two individuals for this award.
* The nominee must be solicited by and nominated through one or more of the ACS Committees or Technical Divisions and approved by the respective Chair.
* The nominee need not be a member of the nominating group or a member of the ACS.