Merck Research Award Grant

Merck Research Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Chemical Society
Amount: US $1,500
Last Updated: August 17, 2025

Summary

The Merck Research Award recognizes eight graduate students presenting their research at the ACS Fall Meeting. Awardees will receive a $1,500 stipend to support their participation in a Women Chemists Committee symposium and will be honored at the Awards Luncheon. Eligible candidates include individuals in their third and fourth years of graduate study focusing on various chemistry disciplines. This award promotes inclusivity, inviting women and individuals assigned female at birth.

Overview

Purpose To recognize eight individuals who will present their research at an awards symposium held during the ACS Fall Meeting. *This includes women (both cis and trans) and persons assigned female at birth (AFAB). For more information regarding the gender inclusive language used in this document, please visit the ACS Inclusivity Style Guide. Description Awardees will receive a $1,500 stipend to cover ACS Fall Meeting expenses. They will present their research at a Women Chemists Committee (WCC)/Merck half-day symposium and be recognized at the Awards Symposium Luncheon and the WCC Luncheon. ACS Fall 2025 August 17 - 21 Washington, DC

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Individuals in their third and fourth year of graduate school with a research focus in one or more of the following:Organic, Inorganic, Medicinal, Analytical, Chemical Biology, Computational or Structural Chemistry, and related disciplines. Open to U.S. citizens (studying anywhere) and non-U.S. citizens attending a graduate program in the U.S. or Canada.

Ineligibility

Those who have received a prior award under this program are ineligible.