In August 2008, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the awardees of the 2008 CAS Scholarships. Eleven ION students were recipients of these Scholarships.

The CAS President's Award for Outstanding Performance:
Ke Zhang (Ai-Ke Guo's Lab)

The CAS President's Award for Excellent Performance:
Gang Chen (Xiao-Bing Yuan's Lab), Xian Zhang (Zhen-Ge Luo's Lab) and Zhi-Jun Zhang (Shu-Min Duan's Lab)

Top 50 Ph.D. Thesis Award of CAS
Chen-Bing Guan (Xiao-Bing Yuan's Lab)

Zhu Li Yue Hua Excellent Ph.D. Student Award:
Yue-Qing Peng (Ai-Ke Guo's Lab) and Chun-Lei Wang (Yu-Qiang Ding's Lab)

Liu Yong Ling Scholarship (First-Class):
Fei Chen (Zhen-Ge Luo's Lab) and Xiao-Dong Chen (Mu-Ming Poo's Lab)

Di Ao Scholarship (Second-Class):
Wang Xi (Ai-Ke Guo's Lab) and Wei Zhang (Zuo-Ren Wang's Lab)