ACT-CMS Opens 2026 Faculty Fellowship Applications
The Accelerating Curricular Transformation in the Computational Molecular Sciences (ACT-CMS) program is pleased to announce that the 2026 round of Faculty Fellowship applications is now open.
ACT-CMS is an education and faculty development program from MolSSI. The goal of ACT-CMS is to transform science curricula by accelerating the integration of programming and computation into existing molecular science courses through faculty training and the development of open and reusable curricular modules.
The Faculty Fellows Program is the cornerstone of ACT-CMS. A Faculty Fellowship lasts one years and is awarded to a molecular science educator developing curricula integrating programming and computation into existing science courses. Throughout the program, Faculty Fellows will receive curriculum development and assessment training and will upskill their programming and computational skills. They will produce a curriculum module that uses programming and computation to teach STEM concepts in an existing course that they teach. These modules will be open and reusable, allowing other educators to adopt them in their classrooms.
Applications for the next cohort of Faculty Fellows open in January 2026 and close on February 28, 2026. A Faculty Fellowship has the following benefits:
- $5000 support (stipend + travel funding) stipend each year of the fellowship.
- Mentorship from an ACT-CMS Programming and Computation Mentor and an ACT-CMS Curriculum Mentor.
- Annual meeting at MolSSI headquarters for training and networking.
Application Link: Click Here.
If you are interested in applying and have questions, please register for information session Here. The information session will be held on January 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT)
For more information about the ACT-CMS Fellowship Program, please visit the ACT-CMS website.