This award will provide funding to early or mid-career investigators to spend 6-12 months in the laboratory of a private company, a national laboratory, or an academic laboratory in a different institution, with the goal of establishing robust collaborations across industry-academia or across disciplines and taking advantage of the mentorship of a faculty member distinct from their prior mentors.
This award provides a post-doctoral fellow/associate or faculty who have started their position no earlier than August 2025 who plans to launch an independent research career in academia, funds to support a post-doctoral associate/fellow for two years once their new research group is launched.
Explore new research pathways towards greener chemistries and processes for pharma and allied industries. This $40,000 grant covers a six-month research commitment. In 2026, four ignition grants will be issued. The grant is not limited to institutions in the United States.
Help advance key green chemistry research areas with this $80,000 grant for a one-year commitment.
2026 Key Areas:
Application Portal Opens
November 1
Application Deadline
January 31
Award Announced
April 15
The Welch Foundation supports fundamental chemical research at educational institutions within the state of Texas.
October 22, 2025
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
This webinar is intended to help grant applicants learn how to find and successfully apply for competitive EPA grants. EPA will also provide an overview of the competition process from application through evaluation and selection.
This award will provide funding to institutions of higher education to address key chemistry and engineering research challenges in the oil & gas industry through green chemistry and/or green engineering.
This award will provide funding to institutions of higher education to address key chemistry and engineering research challenges in the oil & gas industry through green chemistry and/or green engineering.
