ISA offers several awards given to recognize outstanding scholarly contributions to the field of international studies. These awards have different committees, nominating procedures and submission deadlines. They recognize outstanding papers, books, achievement, and service awards.

Awards are announced or presented during the ISA Annual Convention. Several Regions and Sections present awards during their Business Meetings or Receptions while others are presented during the ISA General Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony.

The type of awards presented include graduate student/faculty paper awards, book awards, service awards, and distinguished scholar/achievement awards. Award certificates, plaques, and monetary awards are coordinated through ISA Headquarters.

Award Committee Resources

• award checklist and timeline
• ISA Award Form
• Award Explanation Form (required from ISA Award Committees *)
• Award Recipients
• Region, Section and Caucus Archive
• Region/Section/Caucus Awards

The Awards Coordinator is Angelica Robison. Each award committee chair is responsible for sending complete award information to ISA Headquarters prior to the Annual Convention. ISA will prepare your award certificates for your business meeting, reception, or award ceremony.The deadline for the receipt of awards information is: November 1st.

* Denotes awards that are administered by ISA Award Committees and presented at the Annual Convention Business Meeting. The rest of the awards are administered by ISA Sections, Regions and/or Caucuses.

Achievement Awards

Karl Deutsch Award *

ENMISA Distinguished Scholar Award

Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award

Deborah Gerner Professional Development Grant

Deborah Gerner Teaching Award *

Global South Caucus Distinguished Scholar Award

IPE Distinguished Senior Scholar Award

IPE Outstanding Activist Scholar Award

ISSS Distinguished Scholar in International Security Studies

J. Ann Tickner Award *

Susan Strange Award *

Quincy Wright Award

Book Awards

Chadwick Alger Prize

ENMISA Distinguished Book Award

Harold & Margaret Sprout Award

International Law Best Book Award

International Security Studies Book Award

International Ethics Book Award

International Political Sociology Book Award

ISA Annual Best Book Award *

ISA Book of the Decade Award *

J. David Singer Book Award

Yale H. Ferguson Award

 

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Paper Awards

A. LeRoy Bennett Award

Alexander George Award

Carl Beck Award *

Dina Zinnes Award

ESS Graduate Student Paper Award

Frank J. Klingberg Best Faculty Paper Award

Frederick Hartmann Award

FTGS Graduate Student Paper Award

Human Rights Faculty/Professional Best Paper Award

Intelligence Studies Section Student Paper Award

International Communication Award

International Law Student Paper Award

International Political Economy Section Best Dissertation Award

International Political Economy Best Graduate Student Paper Award

International Political Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award

International Security Studies Outstanding Graduate Paper Award

ISA-Canada Graduate Student Paper Award

Jim Winkates Graduate Student Paper Award

Kenneth Boulding Award

Lawrence Finkelstein Award

Lynne Rienner Award for Best Paper Presented by a Graduate Student

Margaret G. Hermann Award for Best Paper Utilizing Text Analysis in Leadership Studies

Martin Heisler Award

Robert H. Donaldson Award for Outstanding Paper in Post-Communist Studies

Robert & Jessie Cox Award *

Steven C. Poe Graduate Student Paper Award

 

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Service Awards

ISA Midwest Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award

Ladd Hollist Service Award *

Susan Northcutt Award

SWIPE Mentor Award

 

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