| The FIP Medal for Research is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional philatelic study and research. |
| Recipients: | ||
| 1984 | Gerald Ellott | New Zealand |
| 1985 | Juan Santa Maria | Columbia |
| 1985 | Reginald Kirk | Great Britain |
| 1986 | Professor Carl-Richard Brühl | Germany |
| 1987 | Peter Jaffé | Australia |
| 1987 | Ernst M. Cohn | USA |
| 1988 | Meiso Mizuhara | Japan |
| 1989 | James B Helme | USA |
| 1989 | Emil Votocek | Czechoslovakia |
| 1990 | Gary S Ryan | Great Britain |
| 1994 | Nelson H Eustis | Australia |
| 1997 | Paolo Vollmeier | Switzerland |
| 2000 | Robin M Startup | New Zealand |
| 2001 | Jan Karasek | Czech Republic |
| 2001 | Lasse Nielsen | Denmark |