Merck Research Award

Grant & Award
USA
October 24, 2025
Full Time

Job Overview

Job Description

Purpose

To recognize eight individuals who will present their research at an awards symposium held during the ACS Fall Meeting.

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.

Merck Research Award 2025 winners

Eligibility

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.

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

The following will be requested in the application.

  • Your resume or C.V. (include permanent address)
  • A brief cover letter detailing how this award will impact your career in science and how you have worked to uphold the WCC mission (1 page)
  • Your proposed abstract submission for the WCC/Merck Research Award Symposium
  • A letter from your advisor commenting on your technical ability and potential, as well as confirming your participation in the Fall ACS national meeting at which you will be making your presentation, if selected

Deadline

November 15, 2025

How to Apply

Apply Online

Sponsor

Merck and ACS Committee on Women Chemists

Application Requirements

  • Title, author(s), technical division and text, a resume or C.V. (include permanent address)
  • A copy of your proposed abstract submission for the WCC/Merck Research Award Symposium and the Technical Division abstract (poster or oral presentation)
  • A brief cover letter detailing how this award will impact your career in science and how you have worked to uphold the mission of WCC (1 page)
  • A letter from your advisor confirming your participation in the meeting at which you will be making your presentation, commenting on your technical ability and potential

Contact Information

Email: wcc@acs.org

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