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From June 10th to the 14th, in conjunction with Beyond Benign's Green Chemistry Commitment Summit, we invite you to join our #GreenChemInAction campaign on social media by sharing specific actions you take to advance green chemistry. This campaign highlights contributions from educators, students, and industry professionals worldwide and encourages...
I recently came across several free online certificate courses in green chemistry and sustainability from UNITAR, the Federal University of São Carlos, and the Biobased Economy Green Chemistry program. I thought it would be helpful to start a thread where educators, students, and professionals can share additional free training opportunities...
Are you a young professional or student (ages 18 to 35) looking to influence global environmental policy?
The Chemicals and Waste Youth Platform (CWYP) and UNITAR are offering 5 fully-funded scholarships to join a high-level study programme in Geneva this summer (23 June – 17 July 2026). This is...
Hi all, sharing an opportunity from the Yale School for the Environment: the Green Chemistry for Climate and Sustainability certificate program will begin accepting applications for their second cohort starting on Monday, March 16th, 2026 (deadline is May 8th, 2026). The attached flyer provides more information about the...
If you could attend the perfect Green Chemistry event in 2026, what would it be about?
I’m opening this thread to solicit ideas. Whether it’s a niche research area, a trending discussion topic in green chemistry education, or a hands-on workshop, we would love to hear it.
Let’s turn your...
A standing thread to share grants, calls for proposals, and experiences related to GEF and Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) funding for chemicals, waste, and pollution projects.
Hi everyone,
The Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science is currently doing a Call for Papers on Sustainability. Articles on safer materials, lab redesigns, and curricular innovations are welcomed.
Please feel free to share the flyer with your network. Some additional information:
- There are no article processing charges...
Hi everyone!
I wanted to share the opportunity to contribute to the Article Collection: AI and Environmental Science for the Sustainable Environment journal (Taylor & Francis).
The main focus of this Article Collection is to demonstrate AI's capacity to innovate and predict potential environmental impacts by exploring the...
Deadline: January 16, 2026
The 2026 Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference (ECEC26) is now accepting abstracts. The committee is requesting abstracts on all aspects of emerging contaminants in the environment, including research, public health, policy, management, outreach, and education. Topics can include detection, fate, transport, effects, remediation...
Hi everyone! I am excited to invite you all to contribute to a special issue entitled “Molecular Approaches and Systemic Changes: Green Chemistry Education for a Sustainable Future” in Sustainability & Circularity NOW (SCNOW), Thieme Chemistry's journal committed to addressing sustainability challenges through a transformative interdisciplinary agenda. This Special Issue...
Purpose: These awards recognize those individuals or groups who have made exemplary contributions to chemical education through creative incorporation of sustainability, UN SDGS, green chemistry and/or systems thinking into their classrooms and outreach.
Submit your self-nomination here: https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/acs-cei-award-for-sustainability-in-chemical-education.html
BEFORE: September 30, 2025
Feel free to contact Jane Wissinger ([email protected]) for questions.
For those interested in green analytical chemistry, check out this short course being offered online at the end of July and run by @Doug Raynie as part of the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) Summer School:
"This course is designed to provide participants with an overview of green chemistry and...
Together, our global community is transforming chemistry education for a more sustainable future. This week, let’s get loud and share how—and why—we are putting green chemistry into action! 📢
From June 18th to 22nd, in conjunction with our Green Chemistry Commitment Summit, we invite you to participate in our #GreenChemInAction...
Join global leaders, educators, researchers, and advocates in discussing the implementation of the Stockholm Declaration on Green and Sustainable Chemistry. Share insights, best practices, policy innovations, and research aligned with the Declaration’s vision for a safer, more sustainable chemical future.
👉https://www.stockholm-declaration.org
Whether you’re a policymaker, student...
Have you explored the Yale School of the Environment's Green Chemistry Certificate Program?
Designed for students, educators, and professionals worldwide, this flexible online program deepens your knowledge of green chemistry's role in climate and sustainability. Best part?
You might be able to study for free—scholarships are available through...
Hey everyone!
I’m excited to share that I’ll be presenting next week at Green Chemistry Connections! For anyone who can’t make it, I wanted to take a moment to share a bit about the work I’m doing.
As the Education and Workforce Development Specialist at the Good Food...
A space to share and discuss the annual Green Chemistry Postgraduate Summer School (GCSS): calls for applications, scholarship updates, tips for applying, and participant experiences. Use this forum to post each year’s details, ask questions, and help future attendees make the most of this opportunity.
My name is Abby O'Connor and I am a chemistry faculty member at TCNJ. I am writing to inquire about building a potential partnerships/projects between college students and businesses that promote green and sustainable chemistry into their work. This semester I am teaching a course on sustainability and green chemistry...
Are you looking for funds to promote green and sustainable chemistry in your local ACS chapter? See this opportunity:
Local Section Sustainability Programming Grant – nominations due February 21, 2025
Purpose
To promote opportunities that enhance the chemical community’s awareness of and the essential role of chemistry in responding...
Is your local ACS chapter actively promoting green chemistry and sustainability? Then apply for the ChemLuminary Award to recognize your efforts. https://www.acs.org/funding/awards/chemluminary.html
Description below.
Applications are due February 15, 2025
Outstanding Sustainability Activities
The award recipient will have demonstrated their program educates people, enhances awareness or promotes discussions...
This forum is dedicated to summer school opportunities related to green chemistry, chemical sustainability, sustainable materials, and more.
Dropping in this exciting opportunity for anyone under 35 years of age to submit to the RSC and IOCD essay competition on sustainability! The theme is "From waste to wealth: how chemical sciences can sustainably transform waste into valuable products".
The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2025. Please find...
As part of a grant from Calgary Arts Development for Book 2 of "The Green Soap Girl", I have a budget to ship out 50 copies to people who can share it with their audiences or in the community (e.g. in schools, clinics, or libraries). This series is about a...
Skype a Scientist helps scientists connect with classrooms, families, libraries, scout troops, and more all over the globe to discuss their work.
Scientists who are interested in being matched with a group and educators looking for a scientist can sign up here.
Letters to a Pre-Scientist (LPS) pairs students with a worldwide network of STEM professionals for a yearlong pen pal program during science class. LPS aims to broaden students’ awareness of what STEM professionals look like and do at work and inspire all students to explore a future in STEM.
...
Hi everyone, passing along an opportunity received through the BCCE but open to all eligible educators at 2- and 4-year colleges in the US that don't have a graduate program (PUIs):
ACS Dorothy and Moses Passer Education Grants: https://divched.org/award/dorothy-and-moses-passer-education-grants
Mission: The Fund grants for teachers at...
There is a funding opportunity for Structural Determinants of Health, with a category for Commercial Determinants of Health. As a person with lived experience affected by chemical allergies, I may be eligible to co-apply with an eligible researcher. Please contact me if interested in research related to chemicals in personal...
Hello everyone,
The following link below is regarding the call for applications for the ACS Student Awards. Please pass this information on to students.
https://www.acs.org/greenchemistry/students-educators/green-chemistry-student-awards.html#:~:text=The%20ACS%20Green%20Chemistry%20Institute,Applications%3A%20November%2015%2C%202024.
Call for Proposals Alert! Passionate about sustainable lab practices? Here's your chance to shine!
Submit your Speaker Proposal for the upcoming My Green Lab Global Summit. The event is on Sep 18–19, 2024. Speaker proposals are due on May 20, 2024.
You can apply or nominate someone to speak...
Hello everyone,
Below is the 2024 NOBCChE conference link from September 30th to October 3rd, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Please share this with students and colleagues.
https://www.nobcche.org/conference
Application deadline: May 29, 2024.
EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program is accepting applications for funding for research on sustainable chemical products and processes that are both energy and economically efficient, ensure feedstocks are optimized and provide society with chemicals and manufacturing processes that are less harmful to...
Hello everyone, sharing this new opportunity from Beyond Benign!
Beyond Benign is launching the Earth Month Photo Contest because we believe more people worldwide need to see what green chemistry looks like in action. Photos that really show how engaging green chemistry...
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Community Grants Program. Eligible applicants are able to receive up to $20,000 to fund their project.
What is the Community Grants Program?
Launched in 2008, the program provides an important funding source for community-focused...
Hello everyone,
This post is to if anyone would be interested in being a guest speaker for our Zoom Green Chemistry seminar for the Fall 2024 semester at Southern University in Baton Rouge. As guest speaker, you will be on Zoom presenting work/research related to green chemistry to...
Application deadline: March 22, 2024
The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE), in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES), invites applications and nominations for the Stuart L. and Nancy J. Levenick Resident Scholar in Sustainability Leadership for the 2024-25 academic year at the...
Please share the link below for anyone student wanting to study for a one year Masters in Green Chemistry & Sustainable Industrial Technology at the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of York, UKhttps://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/msc-green-chemistry-sustainable-industrial-tech/
Dear Educators,
What could be a more timely topic for the classroom than Climate Change!? On that note, I am excited to post this opportunity to share your classroom innovations with other instructors through a virtual special issue in the Journal of Chemical Education. The call for papers, titled...
Hi everyone! I am serving on the Advisory Board of a new journal from Thieme called Sustainability & Circularity NOW (SCN), which uses a peer-reviewing method known as Select Crowd Review. To review papers, a large selection of about 50–100 experts, who are exclusive members of the crowd, will receive a link to the manuscript...
I (James Rea) am seeking people to interview for future Green Chem Essential video episodes.
Green Chem Essential is a video channel designed to illuminate green chemistry activities for audiences outside the field. Audiences who are nevertheless in positions to use, benefit from, or help to advance this important...
Industry and educators - If you are interested in being a speaker or would like a speaker at your event, share here. Conferences, career days, industry talks, K-12 events, etc...
Speakers: Add your name, whether you need a speaker or would like to be a speaker and types of topics...
This thread is for people to add in interesting or relevant grant or award opportunities that might be of interest to the community.