One of the many important roles of the American Political Science Association (APSA) is recognizing excellence in the political science profession. APSA makes awards for the best dissertations, papers and articles, and books in the various subfields, and for career achievement in research, teaching and service to the discipline. These awards will be presented at the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Contact awards@apsanet.org if you have questions. The deadline to submit nominations is February 12, 2025.
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*Some awards have differing deadlines. Please check the details for the individual awards that you are interested in.*
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Career Awards
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Proposal and Dissertation Awards |
Paper, Poster, and Article Awards |
Book Awards
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Teaching and Learning Awards
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- APSA Distinguished Award for Civic and Community Engagement for significant civic or community engagement activity by a political scientist
- APSA Distinguished Teaching Award for contributions to undergraduate and graduate teaching
- APSA Community College Faculty Award for making exemplary contributions to advance the multi-faceted goals of community college faculty
- Frank J. Goodnow Award for distinguished service to the profession and APSA
- John Gaus Award for scholarship in political science and public administration
- Hubert H. Humphrey Award for notable public service by a political scientist
- Carey McWilliams Award for major journalistic contributions to politics
- Charles Merriam Award for an individual whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research
- The Sage/CQ Press Award honoring both research-based projects and those that may involve activism that has focused on advancing social justice and addressing inequality and inequity in society.
- Ithiel de Sola Pool Award for a scholar exploring the implications of research on issues of politics in a broad range of scholarship pursued by Ithiel de Sola Pool
- Barbara Sinclair Lecture for achievement in promoting understanding of the U.S. Congress and legislative politics
- Hanes Walton, Jr. Career Award for a political scientist whose lifetime of distinguished scholarship that has made significant contributions to our understanding of racial and ethnic politics and illuminates the conditions under which diversity and intergroup tolerance thrive in democratic societies
- APSA-PSA International Partnership Award honors political scientists engaged in collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make a significant contribution to the discipline in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement – Nominations close January 24, 2025
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- APSA Best Post Award for the best poster presented at the APSA Annual Meeting
- Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper at the previous APSA Annual Meeting
- Heinz I. Eulau Award for best article in American Political Science Review and Perspectives on Politics – Nominations are not accepted for the Eulau Award; all articles published within the past year are automatically eligible.
- Robert A. Dahl Award for an untenured scholar who has produced scholarship of the highest quality on the subject of democracy
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Open – Nominations Close November 13, 2024
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