Dissertation Awards

Dissertations eligible are those completed and accepted during the past two calendar years. Department submissions should be sent to each member of the award committee and include a letter of nomination and a copy of the dissertation. Departments must submit their nominations by January 15 of each year.

Nominating Information

Departments are requested to submit a letter of nomination and one copy of the dissertation nominated to each award committee member. A copy of the nomination letter must also be sent to the APSA Award Coordinator, to the Washington, D.C. address shown at the bottom of this page, and/or to awards@apsanet.org. The title of the dissertation and the name of the dissertation chair must be included in the letter of nomination. Dissertations must be bound in some fashion; please do not send loose leaf dissertations.

The deadline for 2008 nominations has passed, with the exception of the Almond Award.  The Almond Award Committee is accepting nominations until January 31.

Dissertation Awards

To learn more about an award or to view the names and addresses of the nominating committee for an award, click on the name of the award in the list below.

• Gabriel A. Almond Award [$750] - Deadline Extended
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of comparative politics.
        2007 WINNER: Emmanuel J. Teitelbaum, The George Washington University

• William Anderson Award [$750]
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of state and local politics, federalism, or intergovernmental relations.
        2007 WINNER: Ronald S. Smith, Hanover College

• Edward S. Corwin Award [$750]
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law.
        2007 WINNER: Maria Dimitrova Popova, McGill University

• Harold D. Lasswell Award [$1,000]
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of policy studies (supported by the Policy Studies Organization).
        2007 WINNER: Vanda Felbab-Brown, Georgetown University and The    
        Brookings Institution

• Helen Dwight Reid Award [$750]
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of international relations, law and politics (supported by the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation).
        2007 WINNER: Jason M.K. Lyall, Princeton University

• E.E. Schattschneider Award [$750]
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.
        2007 WINNER: Michael M. Franz, Bowdoin College

• Leo Strauss Award [$750]
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of political philosophy.
        2007 WINNER: Lars Tønder, Northwestern University
  
  
• Leonard D. White Award [$750]
  For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration.
        2007 WINNER: Daniel W. Gingerich, University of Virginia

Organized Section Dissertation Awards

Many of the Organized Sections also present dissertation  awards.  For a summary of current awards, see Organized Section Dissertation Awards.