Project SEED

Project SEED provides summer research experiences in chemistry for high school students from low-income households. This has been a powerful program. Over 11,000 students have participated in the last 50+ years and ACS Assessments show that it has had a strong impact on the academic and career pathways of those students. The Kalamazoo local section has sponsored 88 student projects in the last 30 years.

Each Project SEED fellowship costs our local section $2000 in addition to matching funds from ACS. In response to high enrollment interest, we have expanded our program from three projects in 2022 to six in 2023. Every donation helps. 100% of donated funds go directly toward student research stipends. Project mentors and their institutions receive no payment for their participation in Project SEED. To learn more about Project SEED, see the ACS Project SEED website.