Greater Houston Section

 

Scholarships

The 2024 Scholarship Examination will be held Saturday, April 27 at the University of Houston

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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.

2023 Winners - 1st Year

1st Place – Yale Zhang

Clements High School, Teacher Caitlin Zuber

2nd Place – Kevin Chen

DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Teacher Dina Adam

3rd Place (Tie) – Eric Pan

DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Teacher Dina Adam

3rd Place (Tie) – Aryan Singh

High School, Teacher TBA

Honorable Mention – Surya Mothilal Reddy

Jordan High School, Teacher Marie White

Honorable Mention – Bill Sun

Seven Lakes High School, Teacher Tanya Jensen

Honorable Mention – Justin Xu

Clements High School, Teacher Caitlin Zuber

2023 Winners - 2nd Year

 1st Place – Anant Asthana

Dulles High School, Teacher Katherine Coleman

2nd Place (Tie) – Aryan Bora

Clements High School, Teacher Caitlin Zuber

2nd Place (Tie) – Viraj Neghandi

Dulles High School, Teacher Katherine Coleman

3rd Place – Owen Dong

Seven Lakes High School, Teacher Mayra Colombani-Acosta

Honorable Mention – Evan Zhang

Clements High School, Teacher Caitlin Zuber

Honorable Mention – Jeffrey Qi

Carnegie Vanguard High School, Teacher Joshua Garcia

Honorable Mention – Alex Bao

Clements High School, Teacher Caitlin Zuber

2020 - 2022 Scholarship Awardees

No scholarships awarded 2020 - 2022. Exams cancelled due to COVID-19

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