Francesco Kjellberg Award Nominations Open – Submit by 30 September 2025

Francesco Kjellberg Award Nominations Open – Submit by 30 September 2025

Publication date: Thu, 04 Sep 2025

Panel convenors and chairs are invited to nominate outstanding papers presented by new scholars at the 2025 Ðǿմ«Ã½World Congress of Political Science for the Francesco Kjellberg Award for Outstanding Papers Presented by New Scholars. The award recipient will receive a complimentary two-year Ðǿմ«Ã½membership and a cash prize of US$1,000 upon attendance at the 29th Ðǿմ«Ã½World Congress in Rome. Panel convenors and chairs can submit nominations by completing the online nomination form by 30 September 2025.

Nominations for the award must include:

  1. A letter of recommendation from the chair or convenor indicating that the candidate fulfills the criteria and is worthy of an award (official letter in PDF format);
  2. The curriculum vitae of the author;
  3. A copy of the congress paper.

The following are the criteria for the award:

  1. Candidates must be new scholars, not more than five years after completion of a Ph.D., or at the beginning of an equivalent active academic career, at the time of presenting the paper;
  2. The paper must be original, unpublished and presented personally by the candidate at the Congress;
  3. The paper must be outstanding and worthy of publication in a leading political science journal.

For more information, please visit the Francesco Kjellberg Award page. If you have additional questions, please contact us at awards@ipsa.org.