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. Nomination process: Send nominations to the committee. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Jonathan Lewallen (Chair)	University of Tampa	jlewallen@ut.edu
Nathan Jeschke	Florida Atlantic University	njeschke@fau.edu
Rob A. DeLeo	Bentley University	RDELEO@bentley.edu

Don K. Price Award

The Don K. Price Award recognizes the best book on science, technology, and politics published in the last year. Nominated authors should send copies of their books to each committee member for consideration. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
David Konisky (Chair)	Indiana University	dkonisky@iu.edu
Kristin Olofsson	Colorado State University	Kristin.Olofsson@colostate.edu
Tanya Heikkila	University of Colorado Denver	tanya.heikkila@ucdenver.edu

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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. Nominated authors should send copies of their books to each committee member for consideration. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Jesse Barnes (Chair)	University of Texas at San Antonio	jesse.barnes2@utsa.edu
Amy Janzwood	McGill University	amy.janzwood@mcgill.ca
David Carter	University of Utah	david.carter@mpa.utah.edu

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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. Nominations should include the full dissertation. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Elizabeth Shanahan (Chair)	Montana State University	shanahan@montana.edu
Colin Kuehl	Northern Illinois University	ckuehl@niu.edu
Ishana Ratan	University of Mississippi	ishanaratan@berkeley.edu

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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. Nomination process: Send nominations to the committee. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Geoboo Song (Chair)	University of Arkansas	gbsong@uark.edu
Alka Sapat	Florida Atlantic University	asapat@fau.edu
Minwoo Ahn	College of Charleston	ahnm@cofc.edu

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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. Nomination process: Send nominations to the committee.  Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Tom Birkland (Chair)	North Carolina State University	tabirkla@ncsu.edu
Chris Koski	Reed College	ckoski@reed.edu
Deserai Anderson	University of Colorado Denver	deserai.crow@ucdenver.edu

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Emerging Young Scholar Award

The Emerging 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. Nomination process: Send nominations to committee. Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
David Switzer (Chair)	University of Missouri	switzerd@missouri.edu
Gwen Arnold	University of California, Davis	gbarnold@ucdavis.edu
Elizabeth Albright	Duke University	elizabeth.albright@duke.edu

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Raul Pacheco-Vega Graduate Student Travel Grant

The Raul Pacheco-Vega Graduate Student Travel Grant will be granted to graduate students 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 process: Applications should be sent to the committee. Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2027

Award Committee

Name	Affiliation	Email
Matthew Nowlin (Chair)	University of Texas at Arlington	matthew.nowlin@uta.edu
Tara Grillos	Purdue University	tgrillos@purdue.edu