Major Awards
| Award | Category | Sponsor | Eligibility | Nomination/Application Process | Former Winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAAS Mentor Awards | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | The two categories of the AAAS Mentor Awards (Lifetime Mentor Award and Mentor Award) both honor individuals who during their careers demonstrate extraordinary leadership to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science and engineering fields and careers. These groups include: women of all racial or ethnic groups; African American, Native American, and Hispanic men; and people with disabilities. | third party nominations | Gary May |
| Abe Fellowship | N/A | Social Science Research Council (SSRC) | Social science research in four theme areas: Threats to Personal, Societal, and International Security, Growth and Sustainable Development, Social, Scientific, and Cultural Trends and Transformations, and Governance, Empowerment, and Participation | candidate application online | |
| Abelson Award | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | made signal contributions to the advancement of science in the United States | third party nominations | |
| Agassiz Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | Oceanography | third party nomination | |
| AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship | Postdoctoral Awards | American Heart Association | with less than 5yrs postdoc experience, cardiovascular and stroke research | application | |
| AHA Predoctoral Fellowship | Student Awards | American Heart Association | full-time PhD, close to completion of PhD proposal, cardiovascular and stroke research | application | |
| Albert Einstein World Award of Science | N/A | World Culutral Council | Considerations given to those in Natural Sciences such as Physics, Mathematics or Astronomy and Life Sciences such as Neuroscience, Earth Science, Biology, Biochemistry, Medicine, Paleoanthropology or Chemistry | nominations by select authorities only | |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards Program | N/A | American Academy of Arts and Letters | artists, architects, and writers | nominated by members of the Academy | |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow | N/A | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Numerous; Public Policy and Administration, International Relations | Online application available for some | Richard Lipton, Bob Nerem, Jim Meindl, Wayne Clough |
| American Council for Learned Societies Fellowships | N/A | American Council for Learned Societies | humanities and related social sciences | candidate application | |
| American Fellowships: Dissertation Completion Fellowships | Student Awards | American Association of University Women | women scholars to complete dissertation writing | candidate application | |
| American Fellowships: Postdoctoral Research Leaved Fellowships | N/A | American Association of University Women | Women pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive weeks | candidate application | |
| Apple Design Awards | N/A | Apple | App design | no nomination process | |
| Arctowski Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | solar physics and solar-terrestrial relationships | third party nomination | |
| Award for Public Engagement with Science | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | Recognizes scientists and engineers who make outstanding contributions to the "popularization of science". Contributed substantially to the public's engagement with science or technology, open to individuals and small groups | third party nominations | |
| Award for Science Diplomacy | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | contributed to the role of science cooperation in building stronger links between and among societies | third party nominations | |
| Balzan Prize | N/A | International Balzan Prize Foundation | The literature, Moral Sciences and the Arts: and the Physical, Mathmatical and Natural Sciences and Medicine, exact varies by year | invited nominators | |
| Bancroft Prize | N/A | Columbia University | Books published that year in American History (including biography) and Diplomacy | submission of 4 copies to committee | |
| Berlin Prize Fellows | N/A | The American Academy in Berlin | humanities, arts and letters, political science, public policy, journalism, law, and the social sciences | candidate application | |
| Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists | N/A | Blavatnik Family Foundation | Engineering or Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Chemistry | Nominations are accepted from an invited group of research universities, independent research institutions, academic medical centers, and government laboratories from around the United States, as well as from the Awards’ own Scientific Advisory Council | |
| Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science | N/A | The Franklin Institute | Discovery/elucidation of genome editing mechanisms such as those involving CRISPR, TALENs, or zinc finger nucleases; genome editing tool development; or genome editing for basic research or applied outcomes in a variety of systems (e.g. for crop improvement or medical therapeutics). | Nominations are accepted from any individual or organization. | |
| Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics | N/A | Breakthrough Prize (Milner Foundation) | Accomplishments in fundamental physics broadly defined, including advances in closely related fields with deep connections to physics. The New Horizons Prize is designated for junior researchers. | Anyone can nominate a candidate at the online nominations page during the open nominations period. Self-nominations are not allowed. More information: https://breakthroughprize.org/Rules/1 | |
| Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | N/A | Breakthrough Prize | life sciences | Anyone can nominate a candidate at the online nominations page during the open nominations period. Self-nominations are not allowed. More information: https://breakthroughprize.org/Rules/2 | |
| Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics | N/A | Breakthrough Prize | mathematics | Anyone can nominate a candidate at the online nominations page during the open nominations period. Self-nominations are not allowed. More information: https://breakthroughprize.org/Rules/3 | |
| Bueche Award | National Academy of Engineering Awards | The National Academy of Engineering | Engineering and Policy | nomination | |
| Carty Award for the Advancement of Science | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | any field within the charter of the Academy | third party nomination | |
| Center for International Security and Cooperation Fellowships | N/A | Center for International Security and Cooperation | all fields (humanities to engineering) with focus on international security | candidate application | |
| Chubb Award for Innovation | Sigma Xi Awards | Sigma Xi | to honor and promote creativity in science and engineering | third party nominations | |
| Comstock Prize in Physics | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | electriciy, magnetism, or radiant energy | third party nomination | |
| Congressional Fellowship Program | N/A | American Political Science Association | political scientists and communications scholars | candidate application | |
| Council on Foreign Relations' Fellowship Program | N/A | Council on Foreign Relations | mid-career professionals focusing on international relations | applications year round for various fellowships | |
| Cullman Center Fellowships | N/A | New York Public Library | people whose work will benefit directly from access to the collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building—including academics, independent scholars, and creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets) | Online application | |
| Dan David Prize | N/A | Dan David Foundation | achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact on our world. Each year fields are chosen within the three Time Dimensions - Past, Present and Future | third party nominations of individuals/orginizations | |
| Davis Center Fellowships | N/A | Princeton University Selby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies | humanities/social science related to theme | applications | |
| Day Prize and Lectureship | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | the study of the physics of the Earth | third party nomination | |
| Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Program | Student Awards | Mellon Foundation/SSRC | humanities and social sciences | application | |
| Draper Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | astronomical physics | third party nomination | |
| Draper Prize | National Academy of Engineering Awards | The National Academy of Engineering | All fields of Engineering | nomination by members of NAE and invitation | |
| Dyson Award | Student Awards | The James Dyson Foundation | Students and recent graduates, product design, industrial design and engineering | candidate submission | |
| Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | early career (<7yrs in current job, pre-tenure), contribution to public engagement with science activities | Nominations; AAAS affiliate organizations, universities, government agencies, media, research organizations, and individuals | Baratunde Cola |
| Elliot Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | zoology or paleontology | third party nomination | |
| Eni Award | N/A | Eni | encouraging better use of energy sources and increased environmental research | Multiple applicationss with various deadlines | |
| Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | young (<35yrs), neurobiology research essay based on methods of molecular and cell biology | candidate application | |
| European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowships | N/A | European Institutes for Advanced Study | all fields, mainly humanities and social sciences | candidate application | |
| Fellow | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | Eligibility for nomination requires an individual to have been a continuous member of AAAS for four years by the end of the calendar year in which they would be elected. | Nominations made by: 1) the Steering Groups of the Association's 24 sections, or 2) any three previously elected Fellows who are current AAAS members, so long as two of the three sponsors are not affiliated with the nominee's institution, or 3) the Chief Executive Officer. New for 2017: Each sponsor must also complete, sign and submit the "AAAS 3-Fellow Letter of Recommendation Addendum" with their letter of support. letters of support without addendums will no be considered. | |
| Fellows, Institute for Advanced Study on Science, Technology, and Society, Graz, Austria | N/A | IAS-STS, Graz, Austria | work focussing on the relationship between technology and society | application | |
| Fellows, Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin | N/A | IAS, Berlin | natural sciences, life sciences, humanities, and social sciences | online application | |
| Fellows, Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) Vienna | N/A | IWM, Vienna | Humanities | Multiple applications with various deadlines | |
| Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship | Student Awards | Ford Foundation | underrepreseented groups, doctoral degree candidates, humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, engineering | candidate application | |
| Ford Foundation Posdoctoral Fellowship | Postdoctoral Awards | Ford Foundation | under represented groups, Ph.D. within last 7 years, humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, engineering | candidate application | |
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship | Student Awards | Ford Foundation | underrepreseented groups, minimum 3 years to complete degree, humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, engineering | candidate application | |
| Fulbright Distinguished Chairs | Fulbright Scholars | Institute of International Education | Multiple categories | candidate application | |
| Fulbright Scholar Program | Fulbright Scholars | Institute of International Education | Multiple categories | candidate application | Laura Bier, Irving King Jordan, Paulette Richards |
| Fulbright Specialist Program | Fulbright Scholars | Institute of International Education | designated fields | candidate application | Juan Rogers |
| G. K. Warren Prize | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | fluviatile geology and closely related aspects of the geological sciences | third party nomination | |
| GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists | Student Awards | AAAS | Graduate Students, Molecular Biology research essay | candidate application | |
| Gibbs Brothers Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | naval architecture and marine engineering | third party nomination | |
| Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | marine or freshwater algae | third party nomination | |
| Gordon Prize | National Academy of Engineering Awards | The National Academy of Engineering | new modalities and experiments in education that develop effective engineering leaders. The focus is on innovations such as curricular design, teaching methods, and technology-enabled learning that strengthen students' capabilities and desire to grow into leadership roles. | third party nominations | Ed Coyle |
| Guggenheim Fellowships | N/A | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | "midcareer" awards; exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts | candidate application; http://www.gf.org/applicants | |
| Harvey Prize | N/A | Technion: Israel Institute of Technology | Science & Technology and Human Health | by nomination; http://harveypz.net.technion.ac.il/contact-us/ | |
| Heineken Prize | N/A | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Prize each for: Biochemistry and Biophysics, Art, Medicine, History, Environmental Sciences, Cognitive Science | by nomination: http://knaw.nl/en/awards/heineken-prizes/heineken-prizes-2018 | |
| Ho-am Prize | N/A | Ho-am Foundation | Korean Heritage: Science, Engineering, Medicine, the Arts; regardless of nationality: Community Service and Special Field | nomination by members of Prize Committee and Former recipients and members of Selection Committee | |
| Hoberg Prize | N/A | Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund | research in the arts and humanities, social science, law or theology | nomination by scholars at universities and research institutions | |
| Hollaender Award in Biophysics | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | biophysics | third party nomination | |
| Howard Hughes Investigators | N/A | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | biomedical | candidate application from invited institutions | |
| Humboldt Research Award | N/A | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation | nominations from academic in Germany or former winners | ||
| Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers | N/A | Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation | independent researchers, within 12yrs of Ph.D. | candidate application | |
| Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | aeronautical engineering | third party nomination | |
| IAS School of Historical Studies Memberships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) Fellowships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) | all fields of historical research, but is concerned principally with the history of western, near eastern and Asian civilizations, with particular emphasis upon Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, art history, the history of science and philosophy and modern international relations | candidate application | |
| IAS School of Mathematics Memberships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) Fellowships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) | mathematics | candidate application | |
| IAS School of Natural Sciences Memberships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) Fellowships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) | physics, astrophysics, biology | candidate application | |
| IAS School of Social Science Fellowships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) Fellowships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) | Social Sciences and Humanities | candidate application | |
| IHR/Mellon Fellowships | Student Awards | Mellon Foundation/IHR | History | application | |
| International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) | N/A | The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) | Design | Nomination, possible candidate submission (depends on award type) | |
| International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program | Student Awards | Mellon Foundation/SSRC | humanities and social sciences about non-US cultures and societies | application | |
| J. Lawrence Smith Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | meteoric bodies | third party nomination | |
| Japan Prize | N/A | The Japan Prize Foundation | Physics, Chemistry and Engineering and Life Science, Agriculture and Medicine | invited nominators | |
| Jefferson Science Fellows at the U.S. Department of State | N/A | Dept. of State, NAS | fields of science, technology, engineering, and medicine | application | |
| Kavli Prize | N/A | Kavli Foundation, Norweigian Ministry of Education and Research, and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters | astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience | Nominations (no self nominations) | |
| Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity | N/A | Kluge Center - Library of Congress | sustained achievement in a wide range of disciplines including history, philosophy, politics, anthropology, sociology, religion, criticism in the arts and humanities, and linguistics—disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes | Nominations by invitation | |
| Kovalenko Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | medical sciences | third party nomination | |
| Kyoto Prize | N/A | Inamori Foundation | Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, Arts and Philosophy | nominated by official nominators | |
| Lasker Awards | N/A | Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation | Basic Award, Clinical award, Special Achievement Award (annual awards) Public service award given every two years |
Colleagues familiar with the nominee(s)'s work and with the relevant field of research (or area of public service) are ideal nominators. Self-nominations or nominations written by the candidates themselves will not be considered by the Jury. | |
| Lemelson - MIT Award for Golbal Innovation | N/A | Lemelson Foundation | third party nomination | ||
| Lemelson - MIT Prize | N/A | Lemelson Foundation | mid-career inventors, who have developed a patented product or process of significant value to society, which has been adopted for practical use, or has a high probability of being adopted. | third party nomination | |
| Leopold Leadership Program | N/A | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment | midcareer academic environmental researchers | candidate application | Mark Hay |
| Lienhard Award | National Academy of Medicine | National Academy of Medicine | recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in improving health care services in the United States | nominations | |
| Lounsbery Award | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | biology and medicine (young American and French Scientists) | third party nomination | |
| MacArthur "Genius" Fellows | N/A | MacArthur Foundation | All fields | Nominees are brought to the Program's attention through a constantly changing pool of invited external nominators chosen from as broad a range of fields and areas of interest as possible. | |
| Martin and Rose Wachtel Cancer Research Award | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | early career (<10yrs from PhD or MD), cancer research | self and third party nominations, include essay by entrant | |
| Mary Clark Thompson Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | geology and paleontology | third party nomination | |
| Massry Prize | N/A | Keck School of Medicine - USC | Biomedical sciences and the advancement of health (new theme chosen each year) | selected by committee | |
| McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge | N/A | James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies | essays in nonproliferation studies | self submission of essay | John Krige |
| McGovern Award | Sigma Xi Awards | Sigma Xi | presented to a member who has made extraordinary contributions to his or her profession and has fostered critical innovations to enhance the health of the research enterprise, to cultivate integrity in research, or to promote the public understanding of science, for the purpose of improving the human condition. | third party nominations | |
| Mellon Fellowship for Assitant Professors | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) Fellowships | Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton NJ) | Assistant professors "historical studies" | candidate application | |
| Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources | Student Awards | Mellon Foundation/Council on Library and Information Resources | humanities or related social sciences in original sources | application | |
| Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships | Student Awards | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/ACLS | humanities and related social sciences | application | |
| Millennium Technology Prize | N/A | Technology Academy Finland | groundbreaking technological innovations that enhance the quality of people’s lives | institutional nomination | |
| Monie A. Ferst Award | Sigma Xi Awards | Sigma Xi | notable contributions to the motivation and encouragement of research through education - See more at: https://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes-awards/monie-ferst#sthash.RdjGWwnl.dpuf | third party nominations | C.P. Wong |
| NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | chemistry (fundamental or applied) | third party nomination | |
| NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | Presentation in 2018 in structural biology | third party nomination | |
| NAS Award for the Industrial Application of Science | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | presentation in 2017 in computer science | third party nomination | |
| NAS Award in Chemical Sciences | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | chemical sciences (broadly) | third party nomination | |
| NAS Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | Cambrian or pre-Cambrian Life, and early earth development | third party nomination | |
| NAS Award in Mathematics | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | excellence of research in the mathematical sciences published within the past ten years | third party nomination | |
| NAS Award in Molecular Biology | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | molecular biology, young scientist (<45) | third party nomination | |
| NAS Award in the Neurosciences | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | progress of the neuroscience fields, including neurochemistry, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, developmental neuroscience, neuroanatomy, and behavioral and clinical neuroscience. | third party nomination | |
| National Academy of Engineering Foreign Associates | National Academy of Engineering Awards | The National Academy of Engineering | All fields of Engineering, non-U.S. citizen | nomination and election by current members | |
| National Academy of Engineering Members | National Academy of Engineering Awards | The National Academy of Engineering | All fields of Engineering, U.S. citizen | nomination and election by current members | Currently 23 members |
| National Academy of Sciences Foreign Associate | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Sciences | all fields of science, non-U.S. citizens, maximum 21 elected annually | nomination and election by current members | |
| National Academy of Sciences Members | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Sciences | all fields of science, U.S. citizens, maximum 84 eleced annually | nomination and election by current members | Mostafa A. El-Sayed |
| National Academy of Sciences Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | psychological and cognitive sciences | third party nomination | |
| National Design Awards | N/A | Smithsonian: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum | Multiple categories | third party nomination | |
| National Medal of Arts | National Medals | National Endowment for the Arts | Arts | third party nomination | |
| National Medal of Science | National Medals | National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (NSF) | Health & Medicine, Transportation, Energy & Environment, Human Behavior, Communication & Information and Theory & Foundations | third party nomination (through NSF) | Mostafa El-Sayed |
| National Medal of Technology and Innovation | National Medals | National Science and Technology Medals Foundation (US PTO) | innovation, development, commercialization, and management of technology; individuals, teams of up to 4, companies, or a division of a company | third party nomination (U.S. P.T.O) | Russel Dean Dupuis |
| New Directions Fellowships | N/A | Mellon Foundation | New Directions Fellowships assist faculty members in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who seek to acquire systematic training outside their own areas of special interest. | Application and endorsement letter | |
| Newcomb Cleveland Prize | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS-The Fodor Family Trust | prize is awarded to the author or authors of an outstanding paper published in the Research Articles or Reports sections of Science | nominations by readers of science (no self nominations) | |
| Nobel Prize(s) | N/A | The Nobel Foundation | invited nominators | ||
| NSF Graduate Research Fellowship | Student Awards | National Science Foundation | recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions--Geosciences, Life Sciences, Computer and Information Science and Enginnering, Engineering, Materials Research, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM Edu. and Learning, Chemistry, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy | application | |
| Open Society Fellowship | N/A | George Soros Foundation | to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. | applications | |
| PEO Scholar Award | Student Awards | Philanthropic Educational Organization | Femal doctoral candidate | nomination by P.E.O. Chapter | |
| Peurifoy Construction Research Award | N/A | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | award may be made to a member of ASCE or the Construction Institute who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of construction engineering through research and development of new technology, principles or practices. | third party nominations | |
| Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science | N/A | Phi Beta Kappa Society | literate and scholarly interpretations of the physical and biological sciences and mathematics | Directly from the publisher | |
| Pradel Research Award | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | presented annually to recognize mid-career neuroscientists whose work is making major contributions to our understanding of the nervous system | third party nomination | |
| Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), The | National Science Foundation | NSTC | early career, recommended by participating agency (Ag, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Education, NIH, Transportation, VA, EPA, NASA, NSF, Smithsonian) | recommendation from participating agency | Baratunde Cola, Maria G. Westdickenberg, Kim Cobb, Nicholas Feamster, Elliot Moore II, David V. Anderson, Julia Kubanek, Reginald DesRoches, Steven McLaughlin, Dave Citrin |
| Pritzker Architecture Prize, The | N/A | The Hyatt Foundation | architecture | invited nominations, and any licensed architect | |
| Prix Ars Electronica | N/A | Ars Electronica | media arts competition (different theme annually) | nomination and candidate submission | |
| Proctor Prize for Scientific Achievement | Sigma Xi Awards | Sigma Xi | awarded annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to scientific research and has demonstrated an ability to communicate the significance of this research to scientists in other disciplines | third party nominations | |
| Public Service Award | National Science Foundation | NSF | individuals and groups that have made substantial contributions to increasing public understanding of science and engineering in the United States | third party nominations, nominations remain active for 3 years | |
| Public Welfare Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | is presented annually to honor extraordinary use of science for the public good | third party nomination | |
| Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering | N/A | Royal Academy of Engineering | ground-breaking innovation in engineering; major impact on humanity | third party nominations | |
| Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program | N/A | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University | All areas encouraged with a few areas of special interest: Applications that involve the following- Citizenship-local, national and global, study of women, gender, and society and resources of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. | candidate application | |
| Resonate Awards | N/A | Resnick Sustainability Institute | renewable energy and sustainability-focused science and technology; innovators under the age of 40 | third party and self nominations | |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows | N/A | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and health policy | applications | |
| Rome Prize (Fellowship) | N/A | American Academy of Rome | Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Landscape architecture, literature, music composistion, visual arts, ancient studies, medieval studies, renaissance and early modern studies, modern Italian studies | candidate application | |
| Russ Prize | National Academy of Engineering Awards | The National Academy of Engineering | bioengineering include research, education, or product development in such areas as biomedical instrumentation, separation, and control systems; aerospace biomedical engineering; diagnostic technologies; applied genetic engineering; pharmaceutical processing; prosthetic technologies; biomolecular engineering; medical engineering; and applied physiological systems | self and third party nomination | |
| Sarnat Prize | National Academy of Medicine | National Academy of Science | individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding achievement in improving mental health | nominations | |
| Schlumberger Faculty for the Future | Student Awards | The Schlumberger Foundation | Women from developing countries to pursue PhD or post-doctoral studies in the physical scineces, engineering, and technology physical sciences, engineering, technology and related disciplines. Awards in biological sciences are limited to interdisciplinary research between physical and biological sciences | ||
| Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Fellowship | N/A | New York Public Library | History, literature, and culture of peoples of African decent | application | |
| Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists | Student Awards | AAAS | The Prize is awarded annually to one young scientist for outstanding life science research for which he/she was awarded a doctoral degree in the previous two years. The topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Ecology and Environment, Translational Medicine | candidate application | |
| Science & Technology Policy Fellowships | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | hold Ph.D. or equivalent in Social/Behavioral Sciences, Medical/Health Sciences, Biological, Phsyical or Earth Sciences, Computational Sciences and Mathematics, Engineering | candidate application | |
| Science and SciLifeLab Prize | N/A | Science and SciLifeLab | outstanding life science research for which he/she was awarded a doctoral degree in the previous two years. The topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Ecology and Environment, Translational Medicine | application | |
| Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award | American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) | AAAS | scientists and engineers whose exemplary actions have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility | third party nominations | |
| Shaw Prize | N/A | Shaw Prize Foundation | Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences | invited nominators | |
| Simon Ramo Founders Award | National Academy of Engineering Awards | The National Academy of Engineering | Members of NAE or foreign associates | nomination | Robert Nerem |
| Sloan Research Fellowship | N/A | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | early career PhD in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences (including marine biology), physics, or a related field | nominated by any senior researcher | |
| Smithsonian Institution Fellowships | N/A | Smithsonian Instituttion | Fields relating to work at Smithsonian Institutions | application | |
| Tau Beta Pi Fellowship | Student Awards | Tau Beta Pi | Member of Tau Beta Pi, engineering | application | |
| Templeton Prize | N/A | John Templeton Foundation | Any field, honors contribution to spiritual dimension of life | third party nomination | |
| The Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program | N/A | Smithsonian Libraries | Stipends per month up to six months for individuals working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology who can make substantial use of the Dibner Library’s Special Collections. Doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars are welcome to apply. | candidate application; Applications must be submitted through the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment system (SOLAA). | |
| The Hellman Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy | N/A | American Academy of Arts & Sciences | science, engineering, and technology policy; early career professionals, | Application | |
| The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) | National Science Foundation | NSF | Individuals and Organizations that have demonstrated excellence in mentoring individuals that are underrepresented in STEM education and workforce. | third party and self nominations | |
| Troland Research Awards | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | to recognize unusual achievement by young investigators (defined as no older than 40) and to further empirical research within the broad spectrum of experimental psychology | third party nomination | |
| Tyler Prize | N/A | University of Southern California | environmental science, environmental health and energy conferring great benefit upon humanity | third party nominations | |
| USAID Democracy Fellows Program | N/A | USAID/Institute of International Education | technical specialists in focused democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) areas | application, for specific fellowships or to applicant pool | |
| Vannevar Bush Award, The | National Science Foundation | NSF | exceptional lifelong leaders in science and technology who have made substantial contributions to the welfare of the Nation through public service activities in science, technology, and public policy | third party nominations | |
| Waksman Award in Microbiology | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | microbiology | third party nomination | |
| Waterman Award | National Science Foundation | NSF | Any Field of Science and Engineering supported by NSF, young investigator (<35yrs or <7yrs from receipt of PhD) | unlimited institutional nomination, through FastLane | |
| Watson Medal | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | astronomy | third party nomination | |
| William and Katherine Estes Award | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | recognizes basic research in any field of cognitive or behavioral science that uses rigorous formal and empirical methods to advance our understanding of issues relating to the risk of nuclear war. | third party nomination | |
| William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research | National Academy of Sciences Awards | National Academy of Science | innovative young scientists (preferably <35) | third party nomination | |
| Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships | N/A | Woodrow Wilson Center | policy-relevant research, align with programmatic work of the Wilson Center | applications | |
| Young Investigator Award | Sigma Xi Awards | Sigma Xi | Within 10 years of highest earned degree -physical sciences and engineering, including mathematics (award presented on even numbered years, nominations accepted on odd numbered years) -life and social sciences (award presented on odd numbered years, nominations accepted on even numbered years) |
third party nominations |