Science Café Mini-Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Apply for a Science Café Mini-Grant and engage your local section in the Science Café movement.
Overview
The Science Café Mini-Grant, offered by the American Chemical Society, provides up to $500 to support Local Sections in organizing engaging Science Cafés. These events foster discussions between scientists and the community on contemporary topics, enhancing public understanding of science. By participating, local sections can encourage scientific literacy and invigorate interest in scientific issues, making it a valuable opportunity for community engagement.
ACS Community Recognition Grants - Local Section Science Café Mini-Grant
Grants of up to $500 are available to assist Local Sections in hosting a Science Café in their community.
Science cafés provide a relaxed, open venue for nonscientists and scientists to discuss current topics. By hosting a science café you can help promote scientific literacy within your local community and invigorate your local section about questions of the day with a scientific underpinning.
Eligibility
Apply for a Science Café Mini-Grant and engage your local section in the Science Café movement.
What American Chemical Society actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 341
- Total given
- $22.37M
- Median grant
- $31K
- Range
- $5,200–$505K
- By dollars: Texas 11%, California 9%, New York 6%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL.
- 19% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Pennsylvania State University · State College, PA
$505K
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN
$501K
The Board of Trustees Univ of Illinois · Chicago, IL
$425K
University of Florida · Gainsville, FL
$416K
Research Foundation for SUNY · Albany, NY
$411K
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Fields of Work
- Science research
- Community services
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