ACS - Arthur C. Cope Award

Organization: American Chemical Society

The award is offered to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of organic chemistry, the significance of which has become apparent within the five years preceding the year in which the award will be considered. An unrestricted grant-in-aid of $150,000 for research in organic chemistry, under the direction of the recipient, designated as an Arthur C. Cope Fund Grant, will be made to any university or nonprofit institution selected by the recipient. A recipient may choose to assign the Arthur C. Cope Fund Grant to an institution for use by others for research or education in organic chemistry. The award will be granted without regard to age or nationality for outstanding achievement in the field of organic chemistry. Any individual, except a member of the award selection committee, may submit only one nomination or one support form for each award in any given year. In nomination by petition, the individual whose signature is first will be considered as the nominator and the endorsements that follow will be disregarded.