Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.
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Evan Ringquist Best Paper Award
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper published in a relevant journal in the last two years. Relevant journals include political science, public administration, public policy, interdisciplinary environmental science, and science and technology studies journals. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2021
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Don K. Price Award
The Don K. Price Award is given for the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the last year.. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2021
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Lynton Keith Caldwell Award
The Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize is given for the best book on environmental politics and policy published in the past three years. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2021
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Virginia M. Walsh Dissertation Award
The Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award, named in honor of a young scholar who tragically passed away, is given for the best dissertations in the field of science, technology and environmental politics.
Nomination Instructions: Dissertations defended in the three years prior to the year in which the award is given are eligible. Please send your nomination with the full dissertation to the Chair and committee members of the awards committee.
Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2021
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Paul A. Sabatier Best Conference Paper Award
The Paul A. Sabatier Best Conference Paper Award is given for the best paper on science, technology, and environmental politics presented at the previous year's APSA Annual Meeting. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2021
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Elinor Ostrom Career Achievement Award
The Elinor Ostrom Career Achievement Award is given to an individual in recognition of their lifetime contribution to the study of science, technology, and environmental politics. Nominees must be at least 15 years from completing their PhD degree to be eligible. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2021
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Emerging Young Scholar Award
The Emerging Young Scholar Award is given in recognition of a researcher, within ten years of their PhD degree, who is making notable contributions to the field of science, technology, and environmental politics. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2021
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The STEP APSA Inclusion Travel Award
The STEP APSA Inclusion Travel Award will be granted to graduate students from under-represented groups in the discipline who are accepted to present a paper at the annual APSA meeting. They must be members of STEP (which is free for graduate students) and be presenting on a STEP or STEP co-sponsored panel. A maximum of 10 awards in the amount of $500 will be granted each year.
Nomination Instructions: Applications should be sent to the committee chair.
Deadline for nominations: Not awarded presently
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