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.
Two Researchers Earn Pew Honors for Their Work in Neuroscience
Congratulations to Rutgers researchers Ian Oldenburg and Isabel Barón Mendoza on receiving prestigious Pew honors recognizing innovative neuroscience research advancing our understanding of movement, sensation, and behavior—further demonstrating Rutgers' leadership in groundbreaking biomedical discovery.
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.
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.
Congratulations to the 2026-27 Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowship Recipients
We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026–27 Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowships. Awarded in the form of a course release, these fellowships recognize outstanding full-time faculty for excellence in curricular redesign, service, scholarship, research, and leadership in innovation.
The fellowship honors the legacy of Dr. Cheryl Wall, whose career was dedicated to strengthening Rutgers University and advancing its mission to serve the people of New Jersey.
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.