Prestigious Pathway Awards 

Prestigious awards are designated by the National Research Council and include both early career awards for research (e.g., National Science Foundation CAREER Award) as well as career achievement awards (e.g., American Academy for the Advancement of Science Fellow). These scholarly awards are classified across the arts and humanities, physical sciences and engineering, social sciences, and life sciences.

Award Name Awarding Organization Discipline/Unit
AAAS Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science Science or Engineering
AAS CIAC Small Grants Association for Asian Studies Geography and Anthropology
ACS Award for Creative Invention American Chemical Society Chemistry
ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry American Chemical Society Chemistry
ACS Award in Pure Chemistry American Chemical Society Chemistry
ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials American Chemical Society Chemistry
ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry American Chemical Society Chemistry
Alfred M Freudenthal Medal American Society of Civil Engineers Civil and Environmental Engineering
Anatrace Membrane Protein Award Biophysical Society Biological Sciences
Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award American Society of Animal Science Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Annie J Cannon Award in Astronomy American Astronomical Society Physics and Astronomy
APA Fellow American Psychological Association Psychology
Arthur C Cope Award American Chemical Society Chemistry
Arthur C Cope Scholar Award American Chemical Society Chemistry
Babcock-Hart Award Institute of Food Technologists Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Beckman Young Investigators (BYI) Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Science
Best Information Science Book Association for Information Science and Technology Computer Science and Engineering
Best JASIST Paper Award Association for Information Science and Technology Information Studies
Bocher Memorial Prize American Mathematical Society Mathematics
Book Award Association for Asian American Studies History
Cargill Animal Nutrition Young Scientist Award American Dairy Science Association Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Center for Hellenic Studies/CHS Fellowships in Hellenic Studies Harvard University History
Central Nervous System Section Awards/Joseph Erlanger Distinguished Lecture American Physiological Society Kinesiology
Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Mechanical Engineering
Charles Schuchert Award Paleontological Society Geography and Anthropology
Chemical Pioneer Award American Institute of Chemists Chemistry
Clifford Prize American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies History
Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics American Astronomical Society Physics and Astronomy
Diamond Anniversary Book Award National Communication Association English
Distinguished Scholar Award National Communication Association Communication Studies
Douglas W Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award National Communication Association Communication Studies
Elaine Bennett Research Prize Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession Economics
Errol Hill Award American Society for Theatre Research Theatre
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program National Science Foundation (NSF) Science or Engineering
Fellow of ASPB American Society of Plant Biologists Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences
Fellow of the Biophysical Society Biophysical Society Biological Sciences
Frank L and Harriet C Owsley Award Southern Historical Association History
Frederic Ives Medal/Quinn Endowment Winners Optical Society of America, The (OSA) Art
Frederick W Lanchester Prize Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Management
Fulbright Scholar United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Multidisciplinary
Gairdner Awards The Gairdner Foundation Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division, Distinguished Career Award The Geological Society of America Geology and Geophysics
Gold Medal Award American Institute of Chemists Chemistry
Gruber Foundation Neuroscience Prize Society for Neuroscience Psychology
Günter Blobel Early Career Award American Society for Cell Biology Biological Sciences
Helen B Warner Prize for Astronomy American Astronomical Society Physics and Astronomy
Herbert Tabor/Journal of Biological Chemistry Lectureship American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biological Sciences
Humboldt Research Fellowship Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Science or Engineering
IAS School of Historical Studies/Members Institute for Advanced Study History
ICA Fellows Book Award International Communication Association (ICA) Communication Sciences and Disorders
James A Winans - Herbert A Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address National Communication Association Communication Sciences and Disorders
John von Neumann Theory Prize Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Science or Engineering
Karl Spencer Lashley Award American Philosophical Society Philosophy and Religious Studies
Lilla A Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance Studies National Communication Association Theatre
Lora Romero First Book Publication Prize American Studies Association Sociology
Marcel Loncin Research Prize Institute of Food Technologists Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Maria Goeppert Mayer Award American Physical Society Physics and Astronomy
Mika Saltpeter Lifetime Achievement Award Society for Neuroscience Psychology
Nathan M Newmark Medal American Society of Civil Engineers Civil and Environmental Engineering
Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy American Astronomical Society Physics and Astronomy
Notable Books for Adults American Library Association English
OSA Fellow Optical Society of America, The (OSA) Physics and Astronomy
Outstanding Book Award International Communication Association (ICA) Communication Studies
Outstanding Early-Career Investigator Award Materials Research Society Mechanical Engineering
Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award American Educational Research Association (AERA) Education
PBT Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology Entomological Society of America Entomology
Percy L Julian Award National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Photonics Award Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electrical and Computer Engineering
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) President of the United States of America Science or Engineering
R W Wood Prize The Optical Society of America (OSA) Physics and Astronomy
Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study HSS
Ralph E Kleinman Prize Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Mathematics
Renal Section Awards/Carl W Gottschalk Distinguished Lecture American Physiological Society Kinesiology
Renal Section Awards/Robert W Berliner Award for Excellence in Renal Physiology American Physiological Society Kinesiology
Research and Development Award Institute of Food Technologists Nutrition and Food Sciences
Research in Information Science Association for Information Science and Technology Psychology
Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry American Chemical Society Chemistry
Roger Revelle Medal American Geophysical Union Geology and Geophysics
Ruth Allen Award American Phytopathological Society Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology
Samuel Cate Prescott Award Institute of Food Technologists Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Searle Scholars Searle Scholars Science
Sloan Research Fellowship-Chemistry Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Chemistry
Sloan Research Fellowship-Economics Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Economics
Sloan Research Fellowship-Mathematics Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Mathematics
Sloan Research Fellowship-Neuroscience Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Psychology
Sloan Research Fellowship-Physics Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Physics and Astronomy
Stanford Humanities Center/External Faculty Fellowship Stanford University HSS
Stephen S Chang Award for Lipid Or Flavor Science Institute of Food Technologists Biological Sciences
Summer Stipend Award National Endowment for the Humanities Humanities
The Henry G Houghton Award American Meteorological Society Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
Theodore von Karman Medal American Society of Civil Engineers Civil and Environmental Engineering
Von Hippel Award Materials Research Society Mechanical Engineering
Walter L Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize American Society of Civil Engineers Civil and Environmental Engineering
Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section/New Investigator Award American Physiological Society Nutrition and Food Sciences
William Bowie Medalists American Geophysical Union Geology and Geophysics
Young Investigator Program Award (YIP) Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science
Zoetis Physiology Award American Dairy Science Association Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness