The Almond Award honors the best doctoral dissertation in the field of comparative politics.
The award was created in recognition of Dr. Gabriel Almond’s contributions to the discipline, profession, and Association. He was a long time faculty member at Stanford University and former APSA President (1966). Almond’s scholarly work contributed directly to the development of theory in comparative politics and brought together work on the developing areas and Western Europe that prevented splintering into an array of disparate areas studies. The award is presented at the APSA Annual Meeting and carries a cash prize of $750.
Nomination Information
Eligibility
Nominees do not have to be members of APSA, affiliated with an institution in the United States, or an American citizen in order to be considered for an award.
Dissertations must have been successfully defended within the previous two calendar years (dissertations for the 2025 award must be defended in 2023 or 2024).
Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations from non-PhD departments and institutions are also welcome if the nominee is currently employed there.
APSA will accept only one nomination for the Almond Award per school or political science department.
