| 2018 |
Ann-Kristin Kölln, Aarhus University |
| 2017 |
Liliana Mason, University of Maryland |
| 2016 |
Samara Klar, University of Arizona |
| 2015 |
Tom Louwerse, Trinity College Dublin |
| 2014 |
Noam Lupu, University of Wisconsin -Madison |
| 2013 |
Zeynep Somer-Topcu, Vanderbilt University |
| 2013 |
Timothy Werner, University of Texas at Austin |
| 2012 |
Daniel Galvin, Northwestern University |
| 2011 |
Christine Mahoney, University of Virginia |
| 2010 |
David Karol, American University |
| 2009 |
Hans Noel, Georgetown University
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 2008 |
Scott Desposato, University of California, San Diego
Seth Masket, University of Denver
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 2007 |
Susan Yackee, University of Wisconsin, Madision |
| 2006 |
Andrea Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2005 |
Barry Burden, Harvard University
Beth Leech co-winner |
| 2005 |
Beth Leech, Rutgers University |
| 2004 |
David Kimball, University of Missouri, St. Louis
POP Emerging Scholar Award |
| 2004 |
Eric Schickler, Harvard University
POP Emerging Scholar Award |
| 2003 |
Daniel Tichenor, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 2002 |
Jacob Hacker, Harvard Society of Fellows
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 2001 |
Paul Frymer, University of California-San Diego
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 2000 |
Kevin Hula, Loyola University
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1998 |
Kenneth Kollman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1998 |
Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1998 |
Honorable Mention
David Farrell, University of Manchester |
| 1998 |
Honorable Mention
John Gerring, Boston University |
| 1997 |
John Coleman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1996 |
Anthony Corrado Jr., Colby College
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1995 |
Philip Klinkner, Loyola Marymount University
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1995 |
Scott Ainsworth, University of Georgia
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1994 |
Scott Ainsworth, University of Georgia
Emerging Scholars Award |
| 1993 |
Sean Savage, St. Mary's College
Emerging Scholars Award |