Funding, News and Announcements

The Petroleum Research Fund is an endowed fund, managed by the American Chemical Society that supports fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels at non-profit institutions (generally colleges and universities) in the United States and other countries.

There is one stream that Canadian researchers are eligible to apply for:

New Directions (ND) Grant ($125,000 USD over 2 years): provides funds to scientists and engineers with limited preliminary results for a research project they wish to pursue, and who intend to use the PRF-driven preliminary results to seek continuation funding from other agencies. ND grants are to be used to illustrate proof of concept/feasibility. They are to be viewed as seed money for new research ventures.

Calls for Proposals will open August 14, 2023.

Note that new applicants must pre-register. Visit the page for further details and to pre-register.

Please visit the ACS PRF webpage for further information.

Slides from the July 19 Webinar are here (PDF 485 kB) with a FAQ available here (PDF 138 kB).

Deadlines

Internal: August 25, 2023 at 4:30pm. Contact email is ird@dal.ca. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.

Funder: September 8, 2023