Internal Funding Sources

External Funding Sources

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
American Physical Society
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Dreyfus Foundation
Environmental Protection Agency
Institute of Food Technologists
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
National Academy of Sciences
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry
National Science Foundation, Math and Physical Sciences overview
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Welch Foundation

Specific Programs

• ACS--Awards Program
• ACS--Petroleum Research Fund
• Chemistry Research Instrumentation & Facilities Program (CRIF)
• GEO--Global Change--Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program (GTCP)
• Herbert P. Broida Prize
• Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics
• Joseph F. Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science
• NASA--Unsolicited Proposals
• NIGMS--Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins
• NIST Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory Grants Program
• NSF--NIST Interaction in Chemistry, Materials Research, Molecular Biosciences, Bioengineering, and Chemical Engineering
• Spencer Foundation Grants Program

Sponsor:American Chemical Society
Deadline(s): Varies

Objectives:
American Chemical Society awards in support of research in the chemical sciences as a means for recognizing achievements and encouraging future progress. The titles and description of the awards are as follows:

• National Awards-recognize individual or team accomplishments in diverse fields of the chemical sciences.
• Industry Awards-celebrate the successful innovations of industrial chemists and chemical engineers. Awards are given to individuals and teams whose creative innovations have contributed to the commercial success of their company and, consequently, to the good of the community and society.
• Division Awards-presented for outstanding achievements by: Professionals in the chemical sciences; Students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; Authors of "best papers" presented at meetings and conferences; and Division members for distinguished service.
• Green Chemistry Awards-recognize outstanding contributions in green chemistry in an effort to increase implementation of green chemistry technologies.
• Other ACS Awards-provides a wide variety of awards to educators, students and others; those with outstanding contributions to experimental research, academic performance and contributions to public service or to the development of public policy that benefit the chemical sciences.
  

Eligibility:
In general, a recipient of a widely recognized scientific award is not eligible for an ACS national award unless the accomplishment cited as the basis for the nomination represents new or different work.

Sponsor: American Chemical Society
Deadline(s): September 28, 2009; see website for further deadlines

Objectives:
The Petroleum Research Fund was originally established as a Trust by seven major oil companies in 1944. The American Chemical Society, to whom the assets of the Fund were transferred in 2000, is charged with supporting “advanced scientific education and fundamental research in the petroleum field,” including any area of pure science that may lead to further research directly impacting petroleum.

Eligibility:
Grants in support of undergraduate institutions are implicitly career development grants. While it is clear that the grant will help the faculty member in his or her career, the research supported at these institutions should be primarily focused at the creation of an educational experience for the student. Proposals from these institutions should explicitly state the student and faculty career impact of the work. Due to the general nature of undergraduate education, these grants (which are clearly advanced scientific education) will not be limited to research in the petroleum and energy fields as stringently as those at Ph.D. granting institution.

Chemistry Research Instrumentation & Facilities Program (CRIF)

Sponsor:National Science Foundation
Deadline(s):Multi-user Instrumentation: (June 23, 2009 and 4th Tuesday of June thereafter); Instrumentation development: (4th Tuesday in January)

Objectives:
The sponsor provides funds for the purchase of shared instrumentation, instrumentation development, and educational projects that leverage the division's research investments to build research capacity. The program is designed to support the following types of academic instrumentation research needs: purchase or upgrade of departmental multi-user instrumentation; design and construction of new chemistry research instruments; and establish and support either centers for the development of cyber-enabled chemical reserach, or regional or national instrumentation facilities.

Restrictions:
Proposals for departmental multi-user instrumentation are due June 23, 2008 (fourth Monday in June thereafter).
Proposals for instrumentation development are due January 22, 2008.
Award periods and amounts vary by proposal.

Eligible applicants are non-profit research organizations or academic institutions in the US and US territories. The Principal Investigator on multi-user instrument acquisition proposals must be the department chair or equivalent.

GEO--Global Change--Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program (GTCP)

Sponsor:National Science Foundation
Deadline(s): Open

Objectives:
Projects are supported in keeping with the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a Federal interagency program with the following objectives:

• to establish an integrated, comprehensive, long-term program of documenting the earth system on a global scale;
• to conduct a program of focused studies to improve our understanding of the physical, geological, chemical, biological, economic, and social processes that influence earth system processes and trends on global and regional scales;
• and to develop integrated conceptual and predictive earth system models.

The Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program (GTCP) a focused program designed to provide a fundamental understanding of emissions, atmospheric transformations, and depositional processes of key atmospheric chemicals and their relationship to climate forcing and response. The program's goal is to detect and predict changes in the chemistry of the atmosphere on global and regional scales, with emphasis on those processes affecting the oxidizing capacity and radiative properties of the atmosphere. This objective is to be accomplished through field and laboratory investigations as well as by theory and numerical simulation. Other projects to be supported include the development and evaluation of new analytical instrumentation and experimental strategies. The sponsor supports activities that advance the goals of the US Global Change Research Program and the research priorities of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry project (IGAC) of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP).

Restrictions:
Eligible applicants are U.S. colleges and universities, non- and for-profit institutions and organizations, and State and local agencies, on behalf of the researcher(s). The sponsor also considers proposals from unaffiliated scientists and engineers. Award amounts vary. Indirect cost are allowed. The standard, one percent institutional cost sharing requirement applies. Applicants are encouraged to contact the program officer prior to submitting a proposal. Proposals are submitted to the regular Division of Atmospheric Sciences disciplinary program, to compete with the other general disciplinary proposals. Proposals must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 99-2), available from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, 301-947-2722, pubs@nsf.gov.

Sponsor:American Physical Society
Deadline(s): deadline is unknown at this time: please see website

Objectives:
This prize recognizes and enhances experimental advancements in the fields of atomic and molecular spectroscopy or chemical physics.

Eligibility:
Prize is awarded to one individual in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of atomic and molecular spectroscopy or chemical physics. Emphasis will be given to work done within the five years prior to the awarding of the prize. Preference will be granted to an individual whose contributions have displayed a high degree of breadth, originality and creativity. Nominations are active for three cycles.

Sponsor:American Physical Society
Deadline(s): next prize awarded in 2011

Objectives:
The award recognizes and encourages outstanding interdisciplinary research in chemistry and physics.

Eligibility:
Prize is made to one person who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of chemical physics or physical chemistry within the ten years prior to the prize. The prize is granted without restriction, except that the recipient must be a resident of the United States at the time of selection and the prize funds must be used in the United States or its possessions. Nominations are active for three years.

Sponsor:American Physical Society
Deadline(s): deadline is unknown at this time: please see website

Objectives:
This award is made to physicists who have been instrumental in the development of measurement techniques or equipment that have impact on the physics community by providing better measurements.

Eligibility:
Award will be made annually to one or a few individuals working in the same area for outstanding advances in measurement science or products that impact the physics community by providing better measurements. Nominations are active for 3 years.

NASA--Unsolicited Proposals

Sponsor:National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Deadline(s): Open
Objectives:
The sponsor provides support for the submission of unique and innovative unsolicited proposals which will further the Agency's mission. In general, the unsolicited approach is most appropriate for research of a fundamental nature which has potential for advancing the state of the art in a particular area, contributes to knowledge of a specific phenomenon, or provides fundamental advances in engineering or the sciences. The following potential areas of research provide insight into specific current and anticipated research goals of various NASA offices: Nasa Headquarters; Ames Reserach Center; Dryden Flight Research Center; John Glenn Research Center; Goddard Space Flight Reserach Center; Johnson Space Center; Kennedy Space Center; Langley Research Center; Marshall Space Flight Center; and Stennis Space Center.

Restrictions:
There are no specific dates for the submission of unsolicited proposals. However, funding availability is greater during the start of the Government's fiscal year cycle beginning October 1 of each year. All proposals should be submitted at least six months in advance of the desired starting date. Eligible applicants are educational, nonprofit, industry and for-profit private sector institutions.

Sponsor:National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Deadline(s):February 5, June 5, and October 5, annually

Objectives:
The sponsor provides support to research that will lead to the determination of membrane protein structures at high resolution.  In addition to the structures of integral membrane proteins, the structures of the complexes formed between these proteins and their biological partners are of interest.  Despite increases in the number of solved structures, the knowledge of membrane protein structures still lags far behind that of soluble proteins. Applications are sought both for the development of new methods to approach the problem and for the application of current methods to the solution of specific membrane protein structures.  Areas of interest include innovative methods for production of membrane proteins in sufficient quantities for characterization and structural studies of membrane proteins.

Eligibility:
Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education; Private Institution of Higher Education; Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education); Nonprofit without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education); Small Business; For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business); State Government; U.S. Territory or Possession; Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity (Foreign Organization); Hispanic-serving Institution; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Regional Organization; Other(s): Eligible agencies of the Federal government; Faith-based or community based organizations.

Sponsor:National Institute of Standards & Technology
Deadline(s):Open

Objectives:
The sponsor provides support for research supported by the divisions under the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory. The research areas for each division are as follows:

Biotechnology Division, 831--the primary objective is providing the measurements, standards, and data needed to enhance U.S. industry’s productivity and competitiveness, assure equity in trade, foster innovation, improve public health, and provide quality assurance for measurements used in advancing the commercialization of biotechnology.

Process Measurement Division, 836--the primary objective is to develop and provide measurement standards and services, measurement techniques, recommended practices, sensing technology, instrumentation, and mathematical models required for analysis, control, and optimization of industrial processes.

Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, 837--the primary objective is to promote U.S. economic growth, safety, health, and environmental quality by working with industry, other government agencies, and standards organizations to develop and apply key technologies, measurements, and standards for spatially and temporally resolved chemical characterization.

Physical and Chemical Properties Division, 838--the primary objective is to be the Nation's reference laboratory for measurements, standards, data, and models for, the thermophysical and thermochemical properties of gases, liquids, and solids--both pure materials and mixtures.

Analytical Chemistry Division, 839--the primary objective is to serve as the Nation's reference laboratory for chemical measurements and standards to enhance U.S. industry's productivity and competitiveness, assure equity in trade, and provide quality assurance for chemical measurements used for assessing and improving public health, safety, and the environment.

Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education; hospitals; non-profit organizations; commercial organizations; state, local, and Indian tribal governments; foreign governments; organizations under the jurisdiction of foreign governments; and international organizations.

Sponsor:National Science Foundation
Deadline(s): Open

Objectives:
This program provides supplements to NSF supported researchers with active awards in the NSF's Divisions of Chemistry, Materials Research, Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Chemical and Transport Systems, and Bioengineering and Environmental Systems for collaboration with researchers at NIST's Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) and Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL). 

Travel and per diem support will be provided for faculty, students, and other personnel to carry out research and/or education activities at the participating NIST laboratories.

Eligibility:
Support may be requested only by institutions that have currently active awards in any of the participating NSF Divisions: the Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems, the Division of Chemical and Transport Systems, the Division of Chemistry, the Division of Materials Research, and the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.

Sponsor:Spencer Foundation
Deadline:Open

Objectives:
The sponser provides opportunities to participate in research and technology development in engineering, mechanics, chemistry, computational modeling, science, and materials research related to enhancing the lethality and survivability of America's ground forces. Related disciplines include physical, biological, and medical sciences; computer/information science and technology; computational modeling; and materials research.

Eligibility:
The sponsor provides opportunities to undergraduate or graduate students; postgraduates who have completed degree within the last three years; faculty members; and retired scientists. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.