[NMScience] ACS Scholars Program Accepting Applications

[Margaret Showalter]

FYI  -- scholarship opportunity for minority students interested in the
chemical sciences.  Please share with any students who might be
interested in applying.

 

Margaret Showalter

Science Educator

Explora

1701 Mountain Road NW

Albuquerque, NM 87104

(505) 224-8393

mshowalter at explora.us

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From: Victor Cornejo [mailto:v_cornejo at acs.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:11 AM
To: ACSPressPac
Subject: ACS Scholars Program Accepting Applications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ACS Scholars Program Accepting Applications

Applications are being accepted now through March 1, 2008, for the 2008
- 2009 American Chemical Society Scholars Program. Applicants should be
African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian students who are
high school seniors, or college freshmen, sophomores or juniors. They
must plan to major in or already be majoring in chemistry, biochemistry,
chemical engineering or a chemically-related science, and they must plan
to pursue a career in the chemical sciences. 

ACS established the Scholars program in 1995 to attract underrepresented
minorities to the chemistry field and to build awareness of the many
opportunities for a career in chemistry. In addition to financial
support, the program provides mentoring and research and networking
opportunities that help students acquire the skills and credentials
needed for a successful career. 

Since its inception, the ACS Scholars Program has awarded more than
$10.2 million to more than 1,880 students, based on a mix of academic
achievement and financial need. Cumulatively, these students have
attended more than 400 colleges and universities in all 50 states,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. 

Through the support of the program's partners and donors, the Society
expects to award approximately $1 million during the 2008-2009 academic
year, to both new and continuing Scholars. Scholarships range from
$1,000 - $5,000 depending on college level and economic need.

To date, 95 percent of the students accepted into the ACS Scholars
program have received an undergraduate degree. In addition, about 400
Scholars have continued on to pursue a graduate degree. More than 150
have been accepted into a Ph.D. program and more than 30 Scholars have
already received a Ph.D. 

Program partners include founding partner, PPG Industries Foundation,
Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation;
Schering-Plough; Xerox; Procter & Gamble; 3M; AstraZeneca; Bayer; Dow
Corning; Dow Chemical; and DuPont. The program is also supported through
the generosity of many individual donors and ACS members, including more
than 60 former ACS Scholars.

For additional details about the ACS Scholars Program and an online
application form, visit the http://www.acs.org/scholars or call
1-800-227- 5558, extension 6250, or e-mail to scholars at acs.org. 

The American Chemical Society - the world's largest scientific society -
is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress and a global
leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its
multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences.
Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

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Contact: 

Victor Cornejo
(202) 872-4400
v_cornejo at acs.org

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