Announcements from APPAM

APPAM PH.D. DISSERTATION AWARD, 2016–2017: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Purpose of Award: APPAM seeks to recognize emergent scholars in the field of public policy and management by presenting an award for the best Ph.D. dissertation in public policy and management.

Nature of Award: Winners receive a cash award in the amount of $1,500 in addition to a plaque, recognition at the annual APPAM Fall Research Conference, and publication of an abstract in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. A separate grant covering travel costs to the fall conference also will be provided. The award winner, and two honorable mentions, will be given an opportunity to display posters of their dissertations during the research conference.

Eligibility: Any dissertation that has been completed in the academic years 2015–2016 or 2016–2017 and granted a degree in that period is eligible for consideration. No dissertation that has been completed prior to May 1, 2015, will be accepted. No previously submitted dissertations will be considered. Dissertations from any discipline are acceptable as long as they deal substantively with public policy issues and are nominated by a faculty member of a public policy program who is an institutional member of APPAM. (The faculty member need not be the major advisor or supervisor of the student's dissertation, but he or she can nominate the dissertation based on the belief that it makes a strong contribution to policy analysis.)

Nominating Procedure and Deadline: Nominations must come from institutional members of APPAM (but not necessarily the institution that granted the degree). Please send the dissertation, along with a letter of nomination (with the nominee's current address, e-mail address, and phone number) carefully detailing the unique contributions this dissertation makes to the field, to [email protected].

Deadline for Nominations: All nominating materials must be received by July 31, 2017.

Upcoming APPAM Conferences:

2017 Regional Student Conference

April 7–8, George Mason University, Arlington, VA

2017 Regional Student Conference

April 9–10, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

2017 International Conference, Public Policy and Governance Beyond Borders

July 13–14, Crowne Plaza Hotel Brussels – Le Palace, Brussels, Belgium

2017 Fall Research Conference

November 2–4, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL

2018 Fall Research Conference

November 8–10, Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC

2019 Fall Research Conference

November 7–9, Denver Sheraton, Denver, CO

2020 Fall Research Conference

November 11–13, Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC