The Petroleum Research Fund is managed by the American Chemical Society that supports fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels at nonprofit institutions (generally colleges and universities) in the United States and other countries.
- grants are intended as seed money, to enable an investigator to initiate a new research direction.
- The investigator should not have published or received financial support from another funding agency for the proposed research.
- grants to support researchers in departments that do not award doctoral degrees.
Scope of the Fund
Proposals must be for fundamental research in “the petroleum field,” which is defined in our founding document as “petroleum, natural gas, coal, shale, tar sands and like materials.” Fundamental research encompasses the properties of these materials, whereas the petroleum industry undertakes “applied research,” which is outside the scope of ACS PRF. See our list of Research Topics that are supported and not supported by ACS PRF.
| Grant Types: | Information for principal investigators on grant programs and eligibility criteria |
| Information for Applicants | If you are thinking about submitting a proposal, please read this first |
| Grantees: Manage Your Grant | Information and forms for grantees to manage PRF grant requirements. |
| Closing date | Varies |