Awards and honours

  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Elected as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS) in London in recognition of her contributions to historical research.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Selected as awardee of a ‘Research Consolidation’ tenure-granting position by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and PI of the FREEMOVEU project, funded by the Spanish Reearch Agency (AEI).
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., is selected for the Women Scientists and Innovators’ platform created by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., awarded with the I3 Certificate recognizing ‘the quality of the PI’s scientific production and activities as part of a distinguished research career’ by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation.
  • Selected as Young Academies Science Advice Structure (YASAS) ‘Standing Delegate’ representing the Young Academy of Spain / Academia Joven de España (AJdE) for the EU ‘Science Advice for Policy by European Academies’ (SAPEA) Project.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Elected Full-Member and Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE).
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., PI of the NextGenerationEU ‘FUNDEU’ project.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Selected as Research Associate at the Association for Global Political Thought (AGPT) at Harvard University.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Elected Member of the Executive Committee of the Global Young Academy (GYA) at the German National Academy of Sciences "Leopoldina". Holder of the "Strategic Partnerships" and the "Visibility/Impact" Portfolio.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Selected as Expert and Peer-Reviewer on the ‘Global Compact for Migration’ for the United Nations Network on Migration (UN-NM).
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab (IPL) Expert.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Moderator of the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab (IPL) Team "Historical Legacies of Free Movement and Migration Policy-Making".
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Global Young Academy (GYA) Sasha Kagansky Interdisciplinary Grant 2021/22 Award to the project "The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Personal Experiences of Global Young Researchers". Award by the GYA at the German Academy of Sciences "Leopoldina".
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., "Best Non-European Chapter Award 2020" to the North America Chapter (MCAA-NA) by the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA).
    Represented by: Dr. Agnieszka Weinar, MCAA-NA Chapter Chair 2018-2020 and Dr. Cristina Blanco Sío-López, MCAA-NA Chapter Chair 2020-2021.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Co-Leader of the ‘North-South’ Global Young Academy (GYA) 2020-2022 Project Grant "The COVID-19 Pandemic and Art" at the German Academy of Sciences ‘Leopoldina’.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., International Politics of Migration, Refugees and Diaspora (IPMRD) Working Group Best Article Award Committee Member 2020 at the British International Studies Association (BISA).
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., MSCA "Falling Walls Lab" selected participant (20 MSCA selected fellows worldwide) and finalist on the topic of 'Breaking the Wall of Human Mobility Rights' at the 'EU German Presidency Conference' 2020, 29th of September, 2020.

  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Elected as Chair of the North America Chapter of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA-NA) 2020-2021.
    Responsibilities:

    • Chapter Annual Plan of Activities.
    • Chapter mid-term and annual report.
    • Management of Chapter budget.
    • Communication with the MCAA Board.
    • External representation of MCAA in the Chapter geographical area.
    • Organization of two Chapter meetings per year.
    • Chapter member engagement.
    • Fundraising and Sponsorship

  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Selected as Member of the Spanish National Young Academy / Academia Joven de España (AJE) in representation of the field of History. The Academy is supported by the Centre of Human and Social Sciences / Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
  • Blanco Sío-López, C., Selected Participant and speaker at the World Science Forum (WSF) 2019 in representation of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA). The WSF 2019 was held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, 20th – 23rd of November, 2019.