Awards for Undergraduate Students

Each ACS-certified program is eligible to nominate a student annually. Nominating information is sent to department chairs via the ACS Committee on Professional Training in the spring. The award is intended to encourage student interest in analytical chemistry and to recognize students who display an aptitude for a career in the field. The nomination process is entrusted to the nominating program, though we encourage selection committees to review the Division’s guidelines for awards jurors. The award package includes a personalized certificate and medallion (typically mailed in the fall), along with a one-year membership to the Analytical Division of the ACS and a subscription to our monthly Analytical Chemistry newsletter.

Questions regarding nominations should be directed to the Chair of the Undergraduate Award Committee: Pritha Roy. The deadline for nominations is July 1.

Information about all Divisional awards for undergraduates has been collated by the Division of Inorganic Chemistry here.

I. M. Kolthoff Enrichment Awards for Undergraduate Students

The I.M. Kolthoff Award is given annually to deserving undergraduates who have done undergraduate research in the field of analytical chemistry, broadly defined, in celebration of the life and accomplishments of the late Professor Izaak Maurits Kolthoff, viewed by many as the father of modern analytical chemistry.

The deadline for submission of completed applications for the I.M. Kolthoff Award for consideration is the second Monday in January of each year. For 2026, the deadline is January 12. Please direct all questions to Nick Riley.

The Kolthoff awards provide travel funding up to $1,000 for undergraduate students to present a poster on their undergraduate research annually at either PITTCON or the Spring ACS National Meeting & Exposition. Four awards will likely be made between the two meetings. Preference will be given to undergraduate chemistry majors with strong academic records who have made significant research contributions in the analytical sciences for whom this would be their first national meeting presentation and who have access to limited other support mechanisms. Preference will also be given to student presenters who will be participating in the ANYL Division sponsored poster sessions at both meetings.

Directions:

A completed application consists of the completed application form, including a copy of the abstract submitted for presentation at either PITTCON or the Spring ACS National Meeting, and a nomination letter, written by the student’s undergraduate research advisor. The nomination letter should be submitted via the nomination form. All applications and nomination letters must be submitted in electronic form.