Awards
Rutgers offers award and grant opportunities throughout the year for eligible faculty, staff, and students. We encourage members of our community to pursue recognition at the university, national, and international levels.
Our office coordinates the university awards and announces the calls for nominations for the limited submission national and international prize competitions.
Rutgers Faculty Demyan Prokopchuk and Maxime Van de Moortel Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Rutgers faculty Demyan Prokopchuk and Maxime Van de Moortel on receiving the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, which honors outstanding early-career scholars. Their groundbreaking research in sustainable chemistry and mathematical relativity advances discovery, innovation, and real-world impact across science and mathematics.
Nominate Outstanding Faculty for the Year-End Excellence Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2025–2026 Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards. This is your opportunity to recognize and celebrate faculty members who have made exceptional contributions to teaching, research, or public service.
Deadline: March 9, 2026.
Denis Paré Receives the Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award
Congratulations to Denis Paré, Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience, Rutgers–Newark, who has been named the 2024–25 recipient of the University’s Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award. A special award ceremony and lecture, "How Do Emotions Facilitate Memory?," was held on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Congratulations to the AY 2025–2026 Research Council Award Recipients!
We are proud to recognize the exceptional faculty selected for this year’s Rutgers Research Council Awards. Check out the full list of winners and their exciting projects.
2025–26 Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowships Recipients!
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025–26 Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowships. Fellowships recognize full-time faculty committed to addressing issues faced by the university's diverse student population. The fellowships pay tribute to Dr. Cheryl Wall, who was a champion of these efforts, pioneered cluster hiring at Rutgers, and helped guide various diversity projects.
Questions?
If you have any questions about university awards or the nominations for national awards, contact Angela Mullis via email or call 848-932-8068 for more information.