Each year, about 10-15 freshmen in USTC receive this award which has established itself as one of the most prestigious scholarships in USTC since its inception in 1996. Strictly merit-based, this award is given only to the most outstanding incoming students. The award is matched by USTC. See award guideline here. Some special funds following the guidelines of ONS Award are:

8311: awarded to the top student(s) of the Department of Computer Science (Dept. 11) only (est. 1996).

7761 Award: (est. 1998) awarded to the top student(s) of the Department of Electrical Engineering (dept. 6) only.

杨亚纪念奖学金 Ya Yang Memorial Scholarship , established by friends of Ya Yang (8911) in 1999, awarded to one or more outstanding female entering students at USTC each year, particularly those from low-income families.
Since 2007, Ya Yang Memorial Fund awards top 10 female new students in USTC each year.

Since 2007, 张小真纪念奖学金 ZHANG Xiaozhen Memorial Fund awards one female student Outstanding New Student Award each year.

High School Scholarship Awards.

This is a subcategory of Outstanding New Student Award. Alumni set up about 20 subfunds to award the best high school graduate student from their home high school attending USTC. Each year, about 30 new students receive this award. Please find the high school names here, and find the guideline here

优秀青年教师奖(Young Faculty Career Award )

科大创建世界一流大学, 不仅需要一批国际知名的学术大师, 而且需要一支稳定的, 高素质的, 具有很强的敬业, 创业和创 新精神的年轻教师队伍。科大下迁合肥后, 之所以能在极端 困难的条件下重新崛起, 相当大的原因就在于科大有着年轻 人才较多的优势。出自对母校的热爱, 出自对培育过我们的 老师的感谢, 为帮助科大吸引和留住更多的优秀年轻人才在 科大任教, 为积极推进科大创建世界一流大学, 中国科大校友 基金会设立优秀青年教师奖. About award selection creteria, please visit its guideline.
Currently (since 2007), two types of YFCA are issued to about 5 young faculty, at two levels, $5000 and $1000.
Teaching Excellence Award
The Guideline.
To recognize members of the USTC faculty dedicated to teaching, and to increase the awareness of the importance of fundamental courses teaching at USTC. The Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) is awarded annually to about 2 qualified members of the USTC faculty, each with a total cash amount of $1,500.

Inspired by the Hand-in-Hand Project (爱心行动) initiated by students in USTC, this need-based award was established in 1999 to provide financial assistance to about 70 USTC students who need help in order to complete their degrees at USTC. The awardees must be in good academic standing. Priority is given to female students from rural area. See the guideline here.

Goodwill Sponsorship (est. 1999) Currently (since 2007), a sponsor needs to cover four years of study of a sponsored USTC student for $400 a year. To be a sonsor, one can make donations at any time. But usually, each year, around March, sponsors will be solicited by USTCAF. Sponsors then may select a specific individual (or more ) to be sponsored from the candidate list PROVIDED BY THE USTC. In additional to financial need, some minimum academic requirements are checked to ensure the sponsored students will continue to finish the education in USTC under the scholarship.

Some classes jointly provide Goodwill Sponsorship to several students each year. For example, 875 学田纪念奖学金 875 XueTian Memorial Scholarship (est. 1999), 772 Goodwill Scholarship (est. 1999), Future Chemists Fund, 787, 788, 773, 771, 8211, 821, 906, 912, etc.

Many classes and individuals set up specific awards limited to certain departments or colleges. Several large awards are LIU Yadong (774) Teaching Awards, Gifted Youth Class, 813, 817, 8512, 811 HUANG Yu Memorial Fund, etc.