Congratulations to PSU's 2025 Research Award winners!
Nominations for PSU's 2026 Research Awards can be submitted via Research & Graduate Studies starting Monday, September 29, 2025.
Each year Portland State University recognizes outstanding members of the PSU research community with these university-wide awards:
Selection criteria and nomination requirements specific to each award are listed separately in the pages linked above. Nominations must be initiated via the 2026 Research Awards Nomination Form no later than Monday, October 27, 2025 and completed Monday, November 17, 2025 to be eligible for review.
Every year Research & Graduate Studies also invites Portland State's Colleges and Schools to honor a Researcher of the Year from their faculty. Winners are celebrated at the annual Research Awards Ceremony and Reception, organized and hosted by RGS. This annual event celebrates the exceptional research, scholarship, and creative works produced by PSU faculty, staff and students, who together make Portland State one of the nation's most innovative public research universities.
PSU’s Academic Affairs department also welcomes nominations of outstanding scholars for PSU's Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards. Award descriptions, including nomination criteria and deadlines, are available on Academic Affairs' Campus Faculty and Staff Awards page.