ACS National and Regional Awards for Educators

• Award for the Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry
  Recognizes outstanding contributions to experimental research that have increased our understanding of chemical pedagogy and led to the improved teaching and learning of chemistry. ($5,000 award and a certificate)
• George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education
  Recognizes outstanding contributions to chemical education. ($5,000 award and a certificate)
• Award for Research at Undergraduate Institutions
  Recognizes the importance of research with undergraduates, the award honors chemistry faculty whose research in an undergraduate setting has achieved wide recognition and contributed significantly to chemistry and to the professional development of undergraduate students. ($5,000 award and a certificate)
• Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences
  Recognizes individuals who have significantly stimulated or fostered the interest of students, especially minority and/or economically disadvantaged students, in chemistry, thereby promoting their professional development as chemists or chemical engineers, and/or increasing their appreciation of chemistry as the central science. ($5,000 award, a certificate, and a grant of $10,000 to an academic institution designated by the recipient)
• James Bryant Conant Regional Award in High School Chemistry Teaching
  Recognizes outstanding teachers of high school chemistry in the United States ($5,000 award and a certificate).