Awards
2024 Undergraduate Awards Heading link
The deadline to submit for the 2024 Undergraduate Awards in Neuroscience has been extended to March 10, 2024. Awardees will be honored during an awards ceremony on April 2, 2024. To apply for the Founders’ Awards, Featherstone Scholarship, and the Hodgkin/Huxley Award, students will need to create a short (5 min) video about their research. The Featherstone award asks students to submit a quirky, spirited video reflecting on their time at UIC.
To apply for a 2024 Undergraduate Award in Neuroscience, please submit your application here.
2022 awards and honors list
Neuroscience Awards Heading link
The Hodgkin and Huxley Neuroscience Award
Given to an outstanding graduating Neuroscience major with a GPA above 3.7 and who performed an exceptional research project. The awardee is selected by an undergraduate program committee and will receive a $500 honorarium. The deadline for the Spring 2024 Undergraduate Neuroscience Awards applications is March 10, 2024- please submit your application materials here.
- 2022 Honoree: Asma El Sabbagh
Faculty advisors: Dr. Yuwei Jiang & Dr. Jooman Park
Title of Research: The Role of Estrogen in the Beiging of Adipose Tissue in Old and Obese Mice
Founders’ Award in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Given to a neuroscience major who has completed an exceptional research project with a focus on cellular/molecular neuroscience and who is a Neuroscience major and has a GPA of 3.2 or higher. The awardee is selected by an undergraduate program committee and will receive a $250 honorarium. The deadline for the Spring 2024 Undergraduate Neuroscience Awards applications is March 10, 2024- please submit your application materials here.
- 2022 Honoree: Cissy Xiao
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Victor Guaiquil, Rosenblatt Lab
Title of Research: The role of Netrin-4, an axon guidance protein, in trigeminal ganglia neuronal growth and mouse cornea wound healing
Founders’ Award in Systems and Behavioral Neuroscience
Given to a neuroscience major who has completed an exceptional research project with a focus on systems and behavioral neuroscience who is a Neuroscience major and who has a GPA of 3.2 or higher. The awardee is selected by an undergraduate program committee and will receive a $250 honorarium. The deadline for the Spring 2024 Undergraduate Neuroscience Awards applications is March 10, 2024- please submit your application materials here.
- 2022 Honoree: Anika Wilen
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Heide Klumpp
Title of Research: EEG Frontal Alpha Asymmetry in Major Depressive Mood Disorder (MDD) and Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
The David E. Featherstone Award
Given to a student who crafts a 2-3 minute video reflecting on his/her time as a neuroscience major at UIC. This award honors the memory of Dr. David Featherstone, an out-of-the-box, highly creative and fun faculty member. The video needs to be creative, quirky and spirited! The student who makes the video judged to be the best will receive a $250 honorarium. The deadline for the Spring 2024 Undergraduate Neuroscience Awards applications is March 10, 2024- please submit your application materials here.
- 2022 Honoree: Elena Miciulis
David E. Featherstone Memorial Scholarship
Given to a student who is declared a neuroscience major with at least one year remaining in their studies at UIC and who plans to complete a novel, “out-of-the box” research project under the guidance of a UIC Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience faculty member. Students must submit a no more than 5 minute video presentation about their proposed research. Two awardees will receive a $500 scholarship on Awards Day. The deadline for the Spring 2024 Undergraduate Neuroscience Awards applications is March 10, 2024- please submit your application materials here.
- 2022 Honoree: Anam Kidwai
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Scott Brady
Title of Research: Activation of PAD Mediated Pathological Pathways Correlates With Relevant Tau Mutations in Tauopathies and Disruption of Axonal Transport
The Hirsch Family Award
Given to a $1,000 scholarship for a continuing, full-time student majoring in Biological Sciences, Integrated Health Sciences, or Neuroscience at UIC who displays academic excellence and has a minimum GPA of 3.50. Click here to apply for the Hirsch Family award. The deadline for the Spring 2024 application is March 10, 2024
2022 Winning video by Elena Miciulis for the Featherstone Award! Heading link
2020 Winning video by Vishnupriya Jadeja for the Featherstone Award! Heading link
Given to a student who crafts a 2-3 minute video reflecting on his/her time as a neuroscience major at UIC. This award honors the memory of Dr. David Featherstone, an out-of-the-box, highly creative and fun faculty member. The video needed to be creative, quirky and spirited! The student who makes the video judged to be the best will receive a $250 honorarium on Awards Day.