Thank you for your interest in the PSA Academic Prizes.

For over 30 years, the PSA has been celebrating the very best of our profession through our Academic Prizes. Our award categories recognise outstanding dissertations, scholars, teaching and groups across the discipline. 

Winners will be unveiled at the PSA’s Annual Conference (14-16 April, 2025) during our Annual General Meeting and also announced over social media and our website.

You can use this form to submit your nomination for any of the prizes in the PROFESSIONAL CONTIBUTIONS category. 

For other categories, follow the links to nomination forms for Dissertation Prizes, Research Prizes, Teaching Prizes, or Group Prizes.

Professional Contributions Prizes:

• Nominees must be members of the PSA
• The Joni Lovenduski Prize is open to early career scholars within 10 years from PhD*
• The Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize is open to scholars who can demonstrate a lifetime contribution to political studies
• Nominations will not be considered without the required supporting documents

*Eligibility period may be extended in cases of career interruptions (e.g. due to maternity/parental leave; caring responsibilities; illness; unemployment) - please note this on the relevant question, if applicable.

Please ensure you have read the Prize Guidelines carefully before submitting a nomination and that you meet all eligibility requirements and submit all the required supporting documents (where applicable).

Please email prizes@psa.ac.uk with any queries.

The deadline for Career Prize nominations is 5pm GMT on Friday, 24 January 2025.

Use this section to fill in the details of the person you would like to nominate for the prize.

The PSA recognises the diversity of career and life experiences of individual researchers. The eligibility period for these Prizes can be extended in cases of career interruptions (including, but not limited to periods of parental leave; caring responsibilities; illness; and unemployment). Please provide details below, if applicable. This information will only be seen by PSA staff in order to confirm a nominee’s eligibility and will remain confidential.

PLEASE NOTE: Once submitted, a copy of this form and your answers will be sent in a confirmation email to the email addresses of both the nominee AND the nominator(s). If you do not want the nominator to have access to your answer for this question, please enter "Further information pending" in the box below and send a separate email with your answer to nominations@psa.ac.uk.

Please note all nominees MUST be PSA members at the time of the submission deadline.

Non-members can join the PSA here. 

I confirm I have read the submission guidelines and understand that the nomination may not be accepted if I have not met these requirements. I confirm I have express permission from the nominee to share their personal data, CV and research outputs with the PSA for the purposes of the Academic Prizes: