The Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions awards provide a $25,000 grant to 1) facilitate a visit and lectures by a notable researcher in the chemical sciences to a primarily undergraduate institution, and 2) fund summer research fellowships for two undergraduate students.
Donor Name: The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 08/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The visiting researcher must give at least two lectures in the chemical sciences. One of the lectures should be accessible and promoted to a wide audience that includes the general public. The remaining lecture(s) may be more technical. The lecturer is expected to spend more than one day at the institution and to substantively interact with undergraduate students and a range of faculty over the course of the visit. The undergraduates funded to engage in summer research are expected to work with on-campus mentors in the chemical sciences.
Funding Information
- The award total is $25,000.
- $2,500 is to support the honorarium for the lecturer.
- $5,000 is to be allocated to the support of the lectures (e.g., travel, accommodation, receptions, dinners).
- $11,000 is to support the summer research of the two undergraduate students. Each student stipend is to be no less than $4,500. The balance may be used to defray costs associated with the research and/or the scientific advancement of each student.
- $1,500 is to support research supplies for the named summer students.
- $5,000 is to support the PI’s summer salary.
- Charges associated with indirect costs or institutional overhead are not allowed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are accepted from departments in the chemical sciences at primarily undergraduate institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America.
- Eligible departments may grant a B.S. or M.S. degree in chemistry or chemical engineering, but not a Ph.D.
- Institutions are restricted to only one application annually for this program.
- Institutions that receive an award are not eligible to re-apply for five years after the award date.
For more information, visit The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
