External Awards
Why Apply for External Awards?
External awards are a fantastic way for faculty to both develop and showcase their research. Sometimes an external award is given for a project in development, while other times it is a recognition for a career’s worth of work. Either way, it often provides funding, community, prestige, and career advancement. The Provost’s Office is dedicated to helping faculty find, apply for, and receive external awards. See below for all of our resources. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any assistance.
Pictured on left: President Choi, Provost Martens and Board of Curators Chair Todd Graves honor Signe Cohen at the Faculty Recognition Awards for being named a National Humanities Center Fellow.
Recent Highly Prestigious Award Winners
Noah Heringman
Curators’ Professor of English in the College of Arts and Science
Gary Stacey
Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and Bond Life Sciences Center principal investigator
Deborah M. Pearsall
Professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology
Signe Cohen
Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Classics, Archaeology, and Religion
Utku Asuroglu
Asuroglu was awarded the fellowship as a postdoctoral teaching fellow in composition, and was recently hired as a MizzouFoward faculty member in the School of Music.
Stephen Karian
Professor and Catherine Paine Middlebush Chair of English
Which Awards are Highly Prestigious/Prestigious?
Download the AAU’s list of highly prestigious awards.
The National Research Council (NRC) has a list of prestigious and highly prestigious awards that you can filter by awarding association or name of award.
Nationally Recognized Mizzou Faculty
Featured Recent Awardees:
- Wes Warren: Fellows Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science. Academy of Science, St. Louis 2026
- Jim Schiffbauer: Fellow of the Paleontological Society
- Raghuraman Kannan: 2025 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
- Henry Nguyen: 2025 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
- Noah Heringman has been elected 2025 Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
- Robert Bautista: 2026 Fellow American Medical Informatics Association
- Knoo Lee: 2026 Fellow American Medical Informatics Association
- Alisha Johnson: 2025 Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Award
List of All Mizzou National Award Winners
Events, Webinars, & Awards to Consider
Events:
The External Awards team is hosting roundtable sessions for faculty interested in pursuing awards. Current Mizzou faculty with award wins join and provide guidance as mentors:
April 27, 2026: Roundtable Mentor session with Mizzou award winners of ASA Fellow, Fellow of the ASPB, CSSA Fellow, Fulbright Scholar, NSF CAREER, NEH Fellowship. Open to all faculty interested in these awards. 12-12:45 Stotler Lounge, N214A.
March 16, 2026: National Academies Panel Session, 12:00-12:45 Stotler Lounge III, Memorial Union. Three Mizzou National Academy members led a discussion on best practices for excellence in works and activities, research, service and engagement, followed by a Q&A.
Feb. 6, 2026: AAAS Member/Fellow. AAAS Fellows Walter Gassman, Felix Fritschi, Rajiv Mohan, and Scott Peck provided tips, insight on pathways to success, and engaged in Q&A.
Oct. 25, 2025: NEH Fellowship, NHC Fellow, American Physiological Society Awards, APA Fellow, Fulbright Scholar, Humboldt Research Fellowship, and NSF CAREER. Mizzou faculty winners of these awards, Noah Heringman, Nicole Nichols, Nicole Campione-Barr, David Crespy, Justin Walensky, and Kiruba Krishnaswamy were available for discussion and Q&A.
Upcoming Webinars:
Fulbright Opportunities for Faculty: STEM Fields, noon–1 p.m. Wednesday, April 1
David Crespy and Haley Horstman, Mizzou’s current and incoming Fulbright liaisons, will provide an overview of the application process and the support available through Mizzou for applicants. Sachin Handa, associate professor of chemistry, will share his experience as a Fulbright scholar to India in 2025. The session will conclude with time for Q&A.
This session will be held on Zoom — register in advance. If you can’t attend the webinar live, still register to receive a link to the recording.
Previous Webinars:
- Previous Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist webinars can be found on the Mizzou International Programs website
- Links to all past webinars
Awards that are a good match for MU faculty (see below for lists of all prestigious and highly prestigious awards):
Highly Prestigious Application
- ACLS Fellows, American Council of Learned Societies: July – Sept
- CASBS Residency Fellow, Stanford University: Aug – Nov
- Guggenheim Fellowship, JS Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: Aug – Sept
- HHMI Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Dec – March; sporadic, when announced in next 5 years
- NEH Fellowship: Jan – April
- NEH Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions: May – Aug
- NHC Fellowship: July – October
- Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome: Aug – Nov
Highly Prestigious Nomination
- American Academy of Arts & Science Member/Fellow: Jan – Jun
- Harvard Society Junior Fellows, Harvard Society of Fellows: July – Aug
- National Academy of Medicine: Nov – Feb
- NAS Awards: Close Oct 6
- NAS Member
- Stephen Hales Prize: Dec – Feb
Prestigious Application
- American Physiological Society Awards
- American Chemical Society Awards: Sept, Oct, Nov
- Fulbright Scholar: Feb – Sept
- Humboldt Research Fellowship: ongoing
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER): open now – Jul, 2026
- Sloan Research Fellowships: open in July
Prestigious Nomination
- AAAS Fellow: Jan – April
- APA Fellow, American Psychological Association: Aug – Sept
- Fellow, Assoc for Psychological Science: Oct deadline
- ASA Fellow, American Society of Agronomy: Jan – March
- Fellow of the ASPB: Dec – Feb
- American Society of Animal Science Awards: close in Jan
Need Help with External Awards?
We have a team of people ready to help you as you need it. Please reach out to any of us with any questions:
- Candace Kuby, Associate Provost for Faculty Success
- Jackie Beary, External Awards Project Coordinator
- Bill Horner, Faculty Fellow for External Awards
- David Crespy, MU Fulbright Liaison
Book time with Horner, William: Highly Prestigious Awards • This link will expire on: June 4, 2026