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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Promoting Academic Excellence at UNL

Faculty Awards and Honors National and International Awards and Honors

One of the measures of quality included in national rankings of colleges and universities is faculty honors and awards. The following awards and honors are those included in the count of awards by NRC* and TheCenter**. We encourage our faculty to consider colleagues as nominees or to self-nominate when appropriate. Please contact the Office of Academic Affairs for additional information.

* Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States, National Research Council, 1995
** Top American Research Universities, TheCenter, 2001

NRC

Organization/Award Deadline (if known and applicable)
National Academy of Sciences na
National Academy of Engineering na
Institute of Medicine na
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Early October
Fulbright Awards Early August
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships Early October
Huntington Library Research Fellowships  
American School of Classical Studies in Athens Fellowships Early January
Residency at the National Humanities Center Mid October
Residency at the Getty Center Early November
American Academy of Arts and Sciences na
MacArthur Awards na
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Early September
American Antiquarian Society Fellowships Mid January
Newberry Library Fellowships Long-term - Mid Jan.
Short-term - Early March
Folger Library Post Doctoral Fellowships Long-term - Early Nov.
Short-term - Early March
Residency at the Institute for Advanced Study Historical Studies - Mid Nov.
Mathematics - Early Dec.
Natural Sciences - Early Dec.
Social Sciences - Mid Nov.
Theoretical Biology -
Residency at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars Early October
American Philosophical Society Depends on program
American Academy at Rome Mid November
Residency at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Rolling
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowships Rolling
Residency at the Center for the Advanced Study in the Visual Arts Long-term - Early Oct.
Short-term - Mid Sept and Mid March
ACE Fellows Program Early November
Carnegie Scholars Program Early November
CASE - Professors of the Year April
Theodore M. Hesburgh Faculty Development Award October 1


The Center

Organization/Award Deadline (if known and applicable)
Faculty Awards in Arts & Humanities
American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships Early October
Fulbright Awards Early August
Residency at the Getty Center Early November
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship Early October
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships Early September
Residency at the National Humanities Center Mid October
Newberry Library Fellowships Long-term • Mid Jan.
Short-term • Early March
Residency at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars Early October
Faculty Awards in Science, Engineering & Health
Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Awards Early October
Burroughs-Wellcome Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences Early October
Cottrell Scholars September
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators -
Lasker Medical Research Awards Early February
MacArthur Foundation Fellowships na
National Medal of Science Late June
National Medal of Technology Late August
NIH MERIT (R37) and Outstanding Young Investigator (R35) awards na
NSF CAREER Late July
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) na
Pew Scholars in Biomedicine Early November
Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Mid January
Searle Scholars Late September
Sloan Fellowships Mid September
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Honor Awards na
Jefferson Science Fellows January