Steadman Awards

The Steadman Family Postdoctoral Associate Prize in Interdisciplinary Research provides a monetary award recognizing outstanding postdoctoral associates or postdoctoral fellows at the University of Rochester whose research exemplifies the importance of multiple perspectives and/or cross-disciplinary approaches toward examining high impact questions of society.

The 2025 Steadman Awards and presentations will take place on Monday, September 15, 2025 in the Hawkins-Carlson Room of Rush Rhees Library on the River Campus. The entire University of Rochester community is invited to attend the presentations and reception following.

Eligibility and Prizes

Candidates must be a current postdoctoral associate or postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester. Candidates from all areas of the University of Rochester are welcome to apply.

Finalists will be selected to participate in a four-minute oral presentation to a panel of judges at the Steadman Awards Celebration.

Awards:

  • Steadman Award - $2,000
  • Award for Interdisciplinary Research - $750
  • Award for Innovative Research - $750

How to Apply

Steadman Awards are now open and will close on August 22, 2025. Postdocs interested in presenting at this year’s event should apply online.

Applications will be reviewed by the following criteria:

  1. The interdisciplinary scope of the research: does the research encompass multiple perspectives and/or disciplines of study?
  2. Innovative research where research activity and creative thinking is in the service of addressing high impact questions of science and humanity.

Please direct any questions to kristina.lantzky-eaton@rochester.edu.

Previous Steadman Awards

The Steadman Family Awards is an event held every year during National Postdoc Appreciation Week where postdocs present their research in just a few minutes to a panel of judges and an audience of the University community.

Three students and Dr. Steadman pose for a picture.
Dr. Steadman along with the 2024 Steadman Award Winners.

2024 Awards

The 2024 Steadman Awards went to the following:

  • Roman Korol, Department of Chemistry – Steadman Award
  • Juliana Cazarin de Menezes, Department of Biomedical Genetics – Award for Interdisciplinary Research
  • Alex Thomas, Frederick Douglass Institute – Award for Innovative Research