Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Chemistry Majors

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Research

Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships program, is offering undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of applications is December 5, 2012, at 11:59:59 PM ET. Subject to availability of funding and other applicable considerations, the Agency plans to award approximately 40 new fellowships in the summer of 2013. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer of their junior year. The fellowship provides up to $20,700 per academic year of support and $8,600 of support for a three-month summer internship.

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ACS Scholars Program

Scholarships for African American,
Hispanic, and American Indian
Chemical Science Students

The American Chemical Society Scholars Program awards renewable scholarships of up to $5,000 to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields, such as environmental science, toxicology and chemical technology. High school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors are eligible to apply.聽 The ACS Scholars Program was established in 1994 to attract African American, Hispanic and American Indian students considered underrepresented in the chemical sciences by the to pursue careers in the field.聽 The program also aims to help build awareness of the value and rewards associated with and assist students in acquiring skills and credentials needed for success. Applications are accepted after November 1 until the following March 1.

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