American Chemical Society Other Committee of the Board, Chemists with Disabilities

Travel Grant Program

ACS Committee on Chemists with Disabilities

Travel Awards for

Students and Postdoctoral Researchers

Announcement

Often individuals with disabilities incur “additional” travel and lodging expenses when attending scientific meetings. These “additional costs” can range from taxi fares for those for whom public transit is impractical or unsafe to the cost of a personal assistant for a quadriplegic. The Chemists with Disabilities (CWD) committee is pleased to announce the availability of Travel Awards of up to $2,500 to defray some or all of this “additional” cost and give individuals with disabilities a level playing field when raising travel funds.

The primary goal of the program is to promote presentation of scientific research by individuals with disabilities and provide motivated students with opportunities to build lasting professional relationships through networking. The committee also recognizes the potential networking opportunities for non-presenters attending meetings. Therefore, as funding permits, grants are also awarded for individuals wishing to attend, but not present at, a scientific meeting.

To be eligible the candidate must:

be an undergraduate/graduate student, or postdoctoral researcher.
have a documented disability.
be an ACS member or student affiliate.

Application Deadline:

^{The application deadline will be the same
date as the abstract submission deadline for the meeting
at which the presentation will be made.}

Application materials and program guidelines are available on the committee’s web page (http://membership.acs.org/C/CWD). To receive a hard copy of the application, email cwd@acs.org or call Kathleen Thompson at (800) 227-5558 ext. 8072; TDD (202) 872-6355

Travel Grant Guidelines

Travel Grant Application