For Immediate Release
January 3, 2008
American Chemical Society Scholars Program Accepting Scholarship Applications
Program is designed to encourage African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students
to pursue undergraduate college degrees in the chemical sciences.
The American Chemical Society Scholars Program is receiving applications for the
2008-2009 academic year. The ACS Scholars Program, currently in its 13th
year of funding authorization by the Society’s Board of Directors, is
designed to encourage African-American, Hispanic, and Native American students
to pursue undergraduate college degrees in the chemical sciences.
ACS will
award approximately 100 scholarships to undergraduate students interested in
four-year degrees in the chemical sciences; those interested in transferring
from two-year colleges to four-year colleges to pursue chemical science
degrees; and to two-year students intending to pursue degrees in chemical
technology. High school seniors who will be entering college are also eligible.
The scholarship is valued at up to $2,500 per academic year for freshmen, and up
to $3,000 per academic year for sophomores, and up to $5000 per academic year
for juniors and seniors. The American Chemical Society Scholars Program website contains additional information about the program and provides access to the
on-line application form as well as downloadable application documents. The
postmark deadline is March 1, 2008.
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For more information, contact Robert Hood, Director
of Marketing and Public Relations, at hoodr@smccd.edu or 306-3340
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