Steenbock Professorships
The Steenbock Professorships honor and support outstanding UW–Madison natural sciences faculty with a ten-year term and significant research funding.
Funder: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Nomination/submission deadline for Steenbock Professorships, projected)
Funding Amounts: Ten-year professorship; includes support for research costs and/or released time for research; specific funding details not publicly listed.
Summary: Recognizes and supports outstanding UW–Madison faculty in the natural sciences through a prestigious, decade-long professorship.
Key Information: Professorships cannot be held concurrently with another endowed professorship; nominations must come from departments or groups of at least three faculty.
Description
The Steenbock Professorships are among the most prestigious honors for faculty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, established in the early 1980s to recognize and support exceptional faculty in the natural sciences. Endowed by Mrs. Evelyn Steenbock in honor of her late husband, Professor Harry Steenbock, these professorships provide substantial, long-term support for research activities and/or released time for research. Awardees are nominated by their departments or by groups of three or more faculty members, with final selection made by an expert committee drawn from U.S. and Canadian universities. Professorships are awarded for a ten-year term, after which a new selection is made.
