The Society honors two membership categories and currently gives six yearly prizes or awards, and two research grants. Applications are either by nomination or by proposal, most are due March 1 every year.
Honors
- Coleopterists Society Honorary Members – Nominations due March 1
- Coleopterists Society Life Members – Anytime
Awards
- Outstanding Paper of the Year Award – For Best Paper Published in The Coleopterists Bulletin in the previous calendar year. Selected by the Editorial Board of the Society.
- Jean Theodore Lacordaire Prize – Nominations due March 1
- J.G. Edwards Prize – Nominations due March 1
- Graduate Student Research Enhancement Award (GSREA) – Proposals due March 1
- Undergraduate Travel Award – Proposals due March 1
- Youth Incentive Award – Proposals due November 1
Grants
- Ross Taylor Bell and Joyce Rockenbach Bell Research Grant – Proposals due March 1
- Taxonomic Research at Beetle Collections Grant (New for 2025!) – Proposals due March 1