ACS Petroleum Research Fund – New Directions (ND) Grants
ACS Petroleum Research Fund – New Directions (ND) Grants is a funding call from American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund that closes 12 March 2027 (forthcoming — not yet open). Funding: $125,000 over 2 years (about 75 grants a year; no indirect costs). Eligibility: Regularly appointed faculty at academic institutions in countries where ACS PRF can administer grants, eligible to supervise graduate students; the project must be a genuinely new research direction for the lead PI (no previous or current funding for it); fundamental research relevant to the petroleum field. At least 60% of the budget must support students or postdocs; one co-PI allowed. Status: forthcoming — submission not yet open.
- Funder
- American Chemical Society – Petroleum Research Fund
- Deadline
- 12 Mar 2027 (147 days)
- All deadlines
- 2027-03-12, 2027-10-08
- Status
- Forthcoming
- Amount
- $125,000 over 2 years (about 75 grants a year; no indirect costs)
- Region / eligibility
- International (countries where ACS PRF can administer grants)
- Career stage
- established / PI
- Fields
- chemistry, materials
- Reference
- —
- Official call
- Funder page (curated calendar) listing
Eligibility in plain language
Regularly appointed faculty at academic institutions in countries where ACS PRF can administer grants, eligible to supervise graduate students; the project must be a genuinely new research direction for the lead PI (no previous or current funding for it); fundamental research relevant to the petroleum field. At least 60% of the budget must support students or postdocs; one co-PI allowed. Status: forthcoming — submission not yet open.
Who should apply
Synthetic, physical and analytical chemists, materials scientists and engineers — best fit for PIs and research groups.
Summary from source
Seed money for established faculty to test a new research direction with little or no preliminary data.