URL: https://www.dreyfus.org/camille-dreyfus-teacher-scholar/
Objectives
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented early career faculty in the chemical sciences. The Award is based on an independent body of scholarship attained in the early years of their appointment, as well as a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.
The Foundation seeks nominees who, as independent faculty members, demonstrate leadership in original scholarly research of outstanding quality, as well as innovation in and dedication to education. Recommendations for awards should be based upon compelling evidence that the nominee’s independent scholarly research has led to important advances in the chemical sciences and will continue to do so.
Funding Information
$100,000 as an unrestricted research grant ($7,500 may be allocated for departmental expenses associated with research and education).
The following are not permitted costs: indirect costs or institutional overhead; defrayal of academic year salary (summer salary is permitted).
Eligibility Restrictions
The award is open to faculty who meet all the following criteria:
- Hold a full-time tenure-track appointment focused on the chemical sciences, including chemistry, biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering
- Be within the first 6 years of their independent academic careers at the time the nomination is submitted
- The Foundation will consider extensions to the window of eligibility for official tenure clock stops, for reasons including but not limited to parental leave, military leave, medical leave, and the pandemic
- Faculty who have received tenure but are still within the first 6 years as independent faculty are eligible to apply
- Hold a position in a PhD-granting department in which scholarly research is a principal activity and undergraduate education is an important component
Internal Selection Process
BU may nominate one candidate annually.
Interested applicants should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by: 12/4/2025
- Research Summary describing the applicant’s research accomplishments as an independent faculty member and future research plans (maximum 5 pages including references)
- Including at least one graphic is encouraged but not required
- Efforts in Education Statement illustrating their efforts in chemical sciences education (maximum 2 pages)
- Updated CV including a list of publications in which the corresponding author and undergraduate coauthors are clearly identified. Research support should be indicated (maximum 4 pages)
- Name and Contact Information for:
- 1 person at BU who would serve as your Institutional Nominator
- 3 people outside of BU who could provide Letters of Support
As necessary, a faculty review committee will review internal applications and select the institutional nominee. Foundation Relations will support the nominee to submit their nomination materials by 2/1/2026.
Deadlines
Internal Materials Due: Thursday, December 4, 2025 by 11:59 pm ET
Anticipated Notification Date: Friday, December 19, 2025
Sponsor Deadline: Sunday, February 1, 2026