Early Career Chemists Travel Grants

Early Career Chemist Travel Grants 

The Sponsoring Societies of Pacifichem 2025 are making travel grants available for chemistry professionals from countries or territories with an economy defined as either low-income or lower middle-income by the World Bank.  The closing date for receipt of applications is 18 August 2025.  See below for details.  

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Pacifichem 2025 will be the ninth in the series of very successful Pacifichem Congresses.  The Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) is the proud host society for the 2025 Congress. The theme of Pacifichem 2025 is “Building Communities to Address Global Challenges.” The Congress promotes scientific exchange in the Pacific Basin and will highlight recent contributions by chemical scientists that improve the quality of life in the Pacific Basin and throughout the world.  Pacifichem 2025 will provide a superb scientific program and a unique opportunity for chemistry professionals from Pacific Basin countries to meet and explore common interests and perhaps enter into joint activities.

Grant Details

Early Career Chemists grants for presenting at Pacifichem 2025 will be awarded. Each grant will carry a value of the following:

  • $2,000 USD (given to recipients upon arriving at Pacifichem 2025, to reimburse grantees for travel costs)
  • Complimentary Pacifichem 2025 Congress registration
  • Complimentary hotel stay for 6 nights in Honolulu during Pacifichem 2025

Grant Eligibility

  1. Applicants must be the principal author and presenter of a paper that has been accepted for presentation at Pacifichem 2025. Grants are conditional upon paper submission and acceptance.
  2. Applicants must be a chemistry professional working in a country or territory with an economy defined as either low-income or lower middle-income by the World Bank.
  3. Applicants must be within 10 years of their terminal educational degree and be formally employed in an educational institution, government agency, or other non-profit organization as a professional chemist or related science discipline.

Application and Award Process

  • Applications must be submitted through the application form
  • Applications must be received by 18 August 2025
  • To apply, the following documentation is needed:
    • Employment history
    • Curriculum vitae in a Word or PDF document that includes any chemical society membership(s) and a list of scientific publications (include papers accepted for publication but not yet in print)
    • A submitted abstract for Pacifichem 2025 – applicants can submit through the Pacifichem 2025 call for abstracts process or through the grant application form.
    • A response to the following question (100 words or less): What benefit(s) will your attendance at Pacifichem 2025 bring to your career and the chemistry community?
  • Awards will be made upon recommendation from a panel of Chemistry professionals on the Pacifichem 2025 Organizing Committee. The results will be sent to applicants around 1 September 2025
  • Monies and registration packages will ONLY be made available to grantees in Honolulu at Pacifichem 2025 and NOT in advance.