The Marcus Bach Fellowship is awarded to graduate students in the humanities to support the completion of an MFA project or doctoral dissertation. Martinez’s dissertation, “Creating Sanctuary: Religion and Immigration Control in the 21st Century,” traces the shift in relationship between federal immigration agencies and religious people and institutions.

African American Studies awards their Cultural Research Award to graduate students near completion of their dissertation for outstanding contributions, commitment and initiative related to research in African American culture.

Allison Isidore was named among The University of Iowa Council on Teaching's 2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recipients.