In September 2009, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the awardees of the 2009 CAS Scholarships. Eight ION students were recipients of these scholarships.

Top 50 Ph.D. Thesis Award of CAS:
Ke Zhang (Ai-Ke Guo's Lab)

The CAS President's Award for Excellent Performance:
Chun Xu (Xiao-Hui Zhang's Lab) and Xiu-Ping Zhou (Zhen-Ge Luo's Lab)

Zhu Li Yue Hua Excellent Ph.D. Student Award:
Shuai Li (Zhi-Qi Xiong's Lab) and Tong Liu (Ai-Ke Guo's Lab)

Di Ao Scholarship (First-Class):
Yi-Lin Tai (Yi-Zheng Wang's Lab)

Di Ao Scholarship (Second-Class):
Jia Wang (Zhen-Ge Luo's Lab) and Jie-Min Jia (Zhi-Qi Xiong's Lab)