Recipients of UIC Research and Scholarship Annual Awards

The Research and Scholarship Annual Award competition celebrates the efforts and commitment of individuals who are making exceptional progress advancing knowledge in their areas of research and scholarship. These individuals inspire and promote continued excellence at UIC.

One Distinguished Researcher and one Rising Star Awardee will be selected from each of the following categories:

  • Basic Life Sciences
  • Clinical Sciences
  • Natural Sciences & Engineering
  • Social Sciences

One Distinguished Scholar and one Rising Star Awardee will be selected from the following category:

  • Humanities, Arts, Design, & Architecture

The Distinguished Awards will be given to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their fields, whereas the Rising Star Awards will be bestowed on individuals who show exceptional promise to become future leaders. Awardees will be recognized at a ceremony in spring.

The Champion of Research Support Award recognizes an individual who provides outstanding contributions in support of the UIC research enterprise.

The Faculty Mentor of the Year Award recognizes an individual who serves as an outstanding knowledgeable, empathetic guide and leverages their experience to inspire and support mentees in achieving their goals.

The Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year Awardee recognizes a postdoctoral fellow who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and shows exceptional promise as a future leader.

The Inventor of the Year Award honors an outstanding inventor or outstanding team of inventors at UIC who have contributed to the development of intellectual property that significantly impacts their field and society. The award is given based on creativity, novelty and benefit to society.

Information about the most recent (or current) round of this program is available here, and a list of previous recipients is below.

Previous Recipients