The Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist

Finding Your Career Path Away from the Bench

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Most graduate programs are designed to prepare you for a research career. But what if a career away from the bench is what you really want? Here are some tips to learn about career options and make connections with people who can help you find the path that's right for you.

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Top Five Reasons ACS Student Communities Grant Applications Get Rejected

Career Advice

Your ACS Graduate Student Organization (GSO) can increase the chance of getting funding for professional development or community engagement activities by avoiding these common missteps.

A Week in the Life of a Two-Year College Faculty Member

Career Paths

Arizona Western College Professor Scott Donnelly gives a detailed look at his teaching schedule and how he faculty obligations with scholarship to be a better educator.

Broaden Your Experiences and Change Your World

Career Advice

Seeking out varied experiences can inspire new approaches to your work, build your network, help direct your career, and enrich your life.

On September 8-10, 2023, the American Chemical Society in partnership with Genentech and Xavier University, will host the ACS Bridge Career Conference, a 3-day event focused on preparing early career professionals and students for successful and impactful careers in the chemical sciences. This event will facilitate career exploration, professional development, and connect trainees with professionals from diverse career areas.

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MyMentor is a guided mentoring program of the National Research Mentoring Network that connects you with mentors who can help you achieve your goals. The program is open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-citizen U.S. nationals.

Finding Your Career Path Away from the Bench

Opportunities

California Council on Science & Technology: Science & Technology Policy Fellows

ACS ORGN: Graduate Student Awards for Travel To ACS National Meetings

Younger Chemists Conference Travel Grants

CIBA/YCC Young Scientist Travel Award

IUSSTF Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE)

ACS Science Coaches

Women Chemists Committee (WCC) Rising Star Award

ACS BIOL: Travel Awards To Attend ACS National Meetings

Corporation Associates Seed Grant

ACS ENVR Graduate Service Fellowships

ACS Catalyzing Career Networking (C2N)

Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities National Internship Program (HACU)

ACS Career Pathways Workshops

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship

ACS Congressional Fellowship

ACS Science Policy Fellowship

Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) Study and Research Fellowship

AAUW International Fellowships

Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) Fellowships

Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

Newton International Fellowships

Franz Effenberger Postdoctoral Fellowship

EIPOD4 Fellowship Programme

Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) International Fellowship

European Commission Chemistry Jobs

Human Frontier Science Program (HSFP) Postdoctoral Cross-Disciplinary Fellowship

President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Postdoctoral Program

Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program

Gulf Research Program Science Policy Fellowship

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships

Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship

ACS Investment Into Industrial Internships for Chemists (I4C) Program

Contribute Your Story to 500 Queer Scientists

Young Chemists Committee (YCC) Leadership Development Award

Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences

NOGLSTP: Ben Barres Fellowship

Schlumberger Foundation: Faculty for the Future Program

NOGLSTP Out to Innovate™ Scholarship for LGBTQ+ Students in STEM

American Association of University Women: American Fellowships

Women Chemists Committee (WCC) / Merck Research Award

Ciba Travel Awards in Green Chemistry

ACS Bridge Project Travel and Career / Professional Development Award

Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award

Division Innovative Project Grant

AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science

ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS) Graduate Student Safety Leadership Award

ACS INOR: Student Travel Awards To Attend ACS National Meetings

National Research Council Research Associateship Programs

Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships

ACS Award for Creative Invention, Sponsored by ACS Corporation Associates

GEM Fellowship Program

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program

ACS ENVR Graduate Student Awards

Sloan Research Fellowships

DoD SMART Scholarship Program

Ramsay Fellowship

Nominate Your Peers, Mentors, and Colleagues for a 2023 ACS National Award!

Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry

Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship

ACS Chemists with Disabilities (CWD) Travel Award

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (STEM Ed PRF)

Heh-Won Chang, PhD Fellowship in Green Chemistry

Black in Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship

SERMACS 2022 Symposium Innovative Ways to Communicate the Value of Chemistry to the Public

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative - Science Diversity Leadership Award

ACS Webinars

ACS Congressional and Science Policy Fellowship Programs

C&EN Webinars

ACS Graduate Student Organizations Starter Grant

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholars Recognition Program

Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) Travel Grant

ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable Research Grant

ACS Chemistry Festival Grant

Global Innovation Grant

Global Innovation Imperatives (Gii)