The Chemical Structure Association (CSA) Trust, a US-based organisation that seeks to promote the critical importance of cheminformatics in chemical research, has created a grant programme. The programme has been renamed in honour of Professor Jacques-Émile Dubois, who made significant contributions to the field of cheminformatics. The Trust is currently inviting the submission of grant applications for 2013.
The grant programme has been created to provide funding for the career development of young researchers who have demonstrated excellence in their education, research or development activities that are related to the systems and methods used to store, process and retrieve information about chemical structures, reactions and compounds. A grant will be awarded annually up to a maximum of $10,000.
Grants are awarded for specific purposes, and within one year each grantee is required to submit a brief written report detailing how the grant funds were allocated. Grantees are also requested to recognise the support of the Trust in any paper or presentation that is given as a result of that support.
Applicants age 35 or younger, who have demonstrated excellence in their chemical information related research, are invited to submit applications. They should be developing careers that have the potential to have a positive impact on the utility of chemical information relevant to chemical structures, reactions and compounds.
Grants may be awarded to acquire the experience and education necessary to support research activities. Applications must be received no later than March 14, 2013 and successful applicants will be notified no later than May 2, 2013.
Three copies of the application documentation should be forwarded to Bonnie Lawlor, CSA Trust Grant Committee Chair, 276 Upper Gulph Road, Radnor, PA 19087, USA.
