Hall of Fame
The Michigan State University NIFS Office has long held the privilege of supporting a diverse range of MSU students in their pursuit of competitive scholarly awards. The NIFS Hall of Fame recognizes those in this said group who have successfully competed for prestigious scholarships and fellowships, or have been named a finalist or honorable mention.
Total NIFS Awardees (Current as of 1/31/2018)
| Award | Number of Awardees |
| Beinecke Scholarship | 4 |
| Boren Fellowship | 3 |
| Boren Scholarship | 31 |
| James C. Gaither (Formerly Carnegie Jr.) Fellowship | 2 |
| Churchill Scholarship | 18 |
| Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Graduate Fellowship | 0 |
| Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship | 1 |
| Department of Energy Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship | 1 |
| Department of Homeland Security Fellowship | 2 |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | 4 |
| Goldwater Scholarship | 44 |
| Hertz Fellowship | 4 |
| Hollings Scholar | 7 |
| Jacob K. Javits Fellowship | 1 |
| Marshall Scholarship | 16 |
| Mitchell Scholarship | 4 |
| National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship | 3 |
| NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship | 2 |
| NSF Graduate Research Fellowship | 346 |
| Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow for New Americans | 2 |
| Pickering Scholarship | 0 |
| Presidential Fellowship | 9 |
| Rhodes Scholarship | 18 |
| Schwarzman Scholarship | 0 |
| Truman Scholarship | 16 |
| Udall Scholarship | 12 |