Project SEED

Aims of Project SEED

Project SEED provides high school students from economically disadvantaged circumstances with paid summer chemistry research experiences at local institutions.

This program is organized by the American Chemical Society at the national level, but the Chicago ACS does the heavy lifting to connect students with research labs and providing their funding.

For many years, the Chicago ACS has sponsored between two and five high school students as researchers in university laboratories. To participate, please contact Raelynn Miller, Chair of the Chicago ACS' Project SEED committee: [email protected]

Summer 2025:  Note there are no in-person mentors in the Chicago area and therefore no available in-person internships.  Please see the national website for a virtual option. https://www.acs.org/education/students/highschool/seed/apply.html

Project SEED Scholarships

Chicago ACS is now providing TWO scholarships for graduates of the Project SEED program. Given to college-bound high school students who have participated in chemistry research under the Project SEED program, we provide two levels of scholarships:

$6,000
$4,000

See this page for further details:
http://chicagoacs.org/Project_SEED_Scholarship

Project SEED Subcommittee
PROJECT SEED COMMITTEE identifies interested low-income and/or minority high school junior and senior students who are interested in participating in a paid summer research experience with  a college or university faculty member.  It supports financial and logistical concerns for the student/ faculty relationships and communicating  relevant program information to the national ACS organization.  The committee is also responsible for distributing Project SEED awards to support the internships.
Project SEED Committee Chair Anita Mehta	Project SEED Committee Chair Raelynn Miller