The 2019 National Research Awards were awarded to the following personalities:
- National Gregorio Marañón Award, in the area of Medicine: Valentine Fuster Carulla.
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal National Award, in the area of Biology: Angela Nieto Toledano.
- National Award Leonardo Torres Quevedo, in the area of Engineering: Susana Marcos Celestino.
- Pascual Madoz National Award, in the area of Law and Economic and Social Sciences: Manuel Francisco Carreiras Valiña.
- National Award Ramón Menéndez Pidal, in the area of Humanities: Mercedes García-Arenal Rodríguez.