American Chemistry Society (ACS): Petroleum Research Fund (PRF) – New Directions (ND)

Research areas supported: chemistry, earth sciences, chemical and petroleum engineering, and related fields such as polymers and materials science.

Funds scientists and engineers with limited no preliminary results and who intend to use the PRF-driven preliminary results to seek continuation funding from other agencies. Should not be in the same direction as—or overlap with—current projects in the lead PI’s research group.

Funding: $125K for 2 years

https://www.acs.org/funding/grants/petroleum-research-fund/programs/new-directions-grants.html