Each year, the Social Sciences Division (SSD) of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) awards a competitive ‘Faculty Excellence in Mentoring of Undergraduate Research in the Social Sciences’ award. This award recognizes an outstanding mentor of undergraduate research in the social sciences for their role in 1) supporting, 2) encouraging, 3) promoting a positive and inclusive scholarly and teaching environment for undergraduate students, and 4) contributing to their students’ professional and personal development inside and outside of the classroom.

The Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award was established to recognize original and insightful research work by a young investigator working with undergraduates that has had significant impact in chemistry and the STEM careers of students involved.

This award recognizes websites with logical navigability and design, effectively communicate information for faculty and students, highlight program successes, and provide programmatic details that could allow for replication. Awardees receive $500.