Section awards are presented at the State Politics & Policy Conference.\u00a0 The 2027 Awards will be presented at 2027 SPPC in Buffalo, New York.\u00a0 A listing of the Section’s awards can be accessed at the link below:\u00a0<\/p>\n
APSA State Politics and Policy Section Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The deadline for nominations will be announced in Fall 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n Contact details for awards committee members will eventually be found here:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0APSA Section Webpage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n To learn more about any award, please contact the listed committee chair.<\/p>\n The award recognizes the best journal article on U.S. state politics or policy published during the previous calendar year in any peer-reviewed journal. (Book reviews, review essays, and chapters published in edited volumes are not eligible).<\/p>\n The Career Achievement Award given annually\u00a0to a political scientist who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the study of politics and public policies in the American states.<\/p>\n To be awarded annually to the best political science book published on the subject of U.S. state politics or policy.\u00a0 The Virginia Gray award now has a one-year eligibility window. The 2027 award will be given to books with a copyright of 2026.<\/p>\n This annual award is given to the top scholar in the field of state politics and policy who is within 10 years of earning a PhD.\u00a0<\/p>\n This award is given for the best dissertation in American state politics and policy completed during the previous calendar year. The winner receives a plaque and $1000.<\/p>\n This award is given to the author(s) of a political science book or article on the subject of U.S. state politics or policy published at least 10 years prior to the award being bestowed that stands as an enduring contribution to the literature.<\/p>\n The State Politics and Policy Award is given for the best paper on state politics and policy presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year.<\/p>\n The State Politics and Policy Award is given for the best paper on state politics and policy written solely by graduate student authors and presented at any professional meeting in the previous calendar year.\u00a0<\/p>\n This annual award is given to the author(s) of the best graduate student poster at SPPC. The SPPC hosts shall be responsible for organizing the poster session and selecting the award winner. The Section shall pay for a plaque commemorating the award.<\/p>\n The Service\u00a0Award\u00a0recognizes\u00a0service\u00a0to the section in the literal sense, as in\u00a0service\u00a0on committees\u00a0and\u00a0in leadership positions, as well as\u00a0service\u00a0within the Section, as in\u00a0service\u00a0to the profession within the field of\u00a0state politics and policy\u00a0in the form of archiving data, promoting infrastructure, representing the profession in the media, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n These awards are given to support graduate student participation in the State Politics and Policy Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Section awards are presented at the State Politics & Policy Conference.\u00a0 The 2027 Awards will be presented at 2027 SPPC in Buffalo, New York.\u00a0 A listing of the Section’s awards can be accessed at the link below:\u00a0 APSA State Politics and Policy Section Awards The deadline for nominations will be announced in Fall 2026.\u00a0 Contact … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/s22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Best Journal Article Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Career Achievement Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Virginia Gray Book Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Emerging Scholar Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Christopher Z. Mooney Best Dissertation Prize<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Mac Jewell Enduring Contribution Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
State Politics and Policy Quarterly (SPPQ) Best Paper Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Best Graduate Student Paper Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n
SPPC Best Graduate Student Poster Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Service Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Carsey Awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n