- Member of INFORMS, MSOM, POMS, DSI, CSAMSE, Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($5,000) 2024–2026
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($3,750) 2023–2025
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($3,000) 2023–2025
- Tao Li (PI). SCU University Research Grant ($3,920) 2023–2025
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($4,750) 2022–2024
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($5,000) 2022–2024
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($3,000) 2021–2023
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($2,300) 2020–2022
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($8,000) 2019–2021
- Tao Li (PI). SCU University Teaching Grant ($1,700) 2019–2021
- The ACE (Accelerated Cooperative Education Leadership Program) Outstanding Faculty Award (only one tenure-stream faculty per year) Mar/2019
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($7,800) 2018–2020
- The runner-up/honorable mention for 2018 POMS Wickham Skinner Best Paper Award May/2018
- Tao Li (PI). Santa Clara University Sustainability Research Grant ($15,000) 2017–2019
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($3,000) 2017–2019
- SCU Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Teaching Award ($250) 2017–2018
- SCU Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Research Award ($250) 2016–2017
- SCU Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Teaching Award ($250) 2016–2017
- Tao Li (Co-PI, with Graeme Warren and Fouad Mirzaei) Enhancing Teaching with Technology Grant ($4,500) Jun/2016
- The ACE (Accelerated Cooperative Education Leadership Program) Outstanding Faculty Award (only one tenure-stream faculty per year) Mar/2016
- SCU Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Teaching Award ($800) 2014–2015
- SCU Junior Faculty Development Leave Grant ($3,000) 2015–2017
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($4,000) 2015–2017
- Tao Li (PI). SCU University Research Grant ($5,000) 2015–2017
- SCU Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Research Award ($800) 2013–2014
- SCU Leavey School of Business Extraordinary Teaching Award ($800) 2013–2014
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($4,000) 2014–2016
- Tao Li (PI). SCU University Research Grant ($2,000) 2014–2016
- Tao Li (PI). SCU Leavey Research Grant ($4,000) 2013–2015
- Invited to the 10th POMS Emerging Scholars Program May/2013
- Invited to the INFORMS Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium Oct/2012
- M.S. Graduation in Supply Chain Management with High Distinction May/2012
- Spring 2012 Phi Kappa Phi-The University of Texas at Dallas Travel Grant ($500) Apr/2012
- The University of Texas at Dallas Ph.D. Research Small Grant ($1,000) Apr/2012
- Invited to the INFORMS Future Academicians Colloquium Nov/2011
- Invited to the DSI Doctoral Student Consortium Nov/2011
- The University of Texas at Dallas Doctoral Student Consortium Grant ($2,000) Nov/2011
- Invited to the POMS Doctoral Student Consortium May/2011
- The University of Texas at Dallas Doctoral Student Consortium Grant ($1,000) May/2011
- MBA Graduation with High Distinction May/2011
- The University of Texas at Dallas Ph.D. Research Small Grant ($1,000) Nov/2010