The deadline to submit for the 2023 Undergraduate awards has passed.  Submissions for the 2024 awards cycle will open in early 2024.

The Hodgkin/Huxley 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 on Awards Day.
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 student who has completed an exceptional research project with a focus on cellular/molecular neuroscience 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
on Awards Day.
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 student who has completed an exceptional research project with a focus on systems and behavioral neuroscience 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 on Awards Day.
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 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.
2022 Honoree: Elena Miciulis

The 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. Two awardees will receive a $500 dollar scholarship.
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