Greater Houston Section |
Scholarships The ACS-GHS 2026 chemistry scholarship examination was held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the University of Houston. For questions regarding the Scholarship Exams, please contact acsghseducation@gmail.com |
Award Criteria
Three scholarships are awarded at each level (1st year and 2nd year) to students who participate in the Greater Houston Section's annual Scholarship Examination. The awards will be $2500, $1500, and $1000 for first, second, and third places, respectively. Scholarship awards and certificates for honorable mentions will be presented at an ACS-GHS Awards Celebration (date TBD).
Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the Financial Aid Office of
the student's college or university, once registered. Award funds will
not be paid directly to the student and cannot be used for other
educational purposes. Award disbursement may be delayed to later years
of a student's program if necessary. How to claim your scholarship disbursement.
Eligibility Requirements
- Students registering for the 1st year exam must be currently enrolled in or have completed first year chemistry, but NOT have enrolled in AP or IB chemistry.
- Students registering for the 2nd year exam should be currently enrolled in or have completed AP Chemistry or 2nd year of IB Chemistry.
2026 Winners - 1st Year 1st Place (Tie) – Advika Asthana Davidson Academy Online, Teacher Tom Hinds 1st Place (Tie) – Maddox Du Bellaire High School, Teacher Robert Morales 3rd Place – Smrithi Guddeti Dulles High School, Teacher Katherine Coleman Honorable Mention – Aanya Patra Lawrence E. Elkins High School, Teacher Anthony Lau Honorable Mention – Luca Chang St. John’s School, Teacher David Castillo | 2026 Winners - 2nd Year 1st Place – Kevin Hu DeBakey High School for Health Professionals, Teacher Dina Adam 2nd Place – Karen Wang Seven Lakes High School, Teacher Mayra Colombani-Acosta 3rd Place – Emily Zhang DeBakey High School for Health Professionals, Teacher Dina Adam Honorable Mention – Avik Jotwani Carnegie Vanguard High School, Teacher Antonio Arredondo Honorable Mention – Jay Sahni Dulles High School, Teacher Katherine Coleman |
2025 Scholarship Awardees
1st Year 1st Place – Jason Chen Bellaire High School, Teacher Robert Morales 2nd Place – Kevin Hu DeBakey High School for Health Professionals, Teacher Dina Adam 3rd Place – Avik Jotwani Carnegie Vanguard High School, Teacher Joshua Garcia Honorable Mention – Emily Zhang DeBakey High School for Health Professionals, Teacher Dina Adam Honorable Mention – Brian Kim St. John’s School, Teacher Roxie Allen Honorable Mention – Daniel Pan St. John’s School, Teacher Laura Kopff | 2nd Year 1st Place – Yale Zhang William P. Clements High School, Teacher Caitlin Zuber 2nd Place – Krish Jha Carnegie Vanguard High School, Teacher Joshua Garcia 3rd Place – Alexander Sun William P. Clements High School, Teacher Caitlin Zuber Honorable Mention – Alexander Chou Dulles High School, Teacher Katherine Coleman Honorable Mention – Jay Sahni Jordan High School, Teacher Jennifer Notz Honorable Mention – Akhil Baker High School TBD, Teacher TBD |