The Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences is an award given to an individual researcher in chemistry.
The prize, awarded biennially, consists of a citation, a medal, and a monetary award of $250,000.
The prize is awarded by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. to an individual in a selected area of chemistry "to recognize exceptional and original research that has advanced the field in a major way."
The first Dreyfus Prize was awarded in 2009 to George M. Whitesides of Harvard University in the field of materials chemistry,[1] honoring the accomplishments of the Dreyfus brothers, Camille and Henry, who founded Celanese.
Dreyfus Foundation Advisors and reviewers who serve in the year of the selection are not eligible.