The research awards at Macau University of Science and Technology primarily consist of internal and external awards. Internal awards include the China Bank Academic Research Excellence Award, Luso International Banking Academic Research Award, Best Research Output Award, and the Award for Publishing SCI/SSCI International Academic Journal Papers.

External awards include the National Science and Technology Award, Macau Science and Technology Award, Outstanding Achievement in Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions Award, Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Award, Guangdong Precision Medicine Science and Technology Award, National Teaching Achievement Award, Translational Medicine Award, and the Zhong Nanshan Youth Science and Technology Innovation Award, among various other awards.