PhD Dissertation Award
Any dissertation that has been completed in the academic years 2009 or 2010 and granted a degree in that period is eligible for consideration. No dissertation that has been completed prior to May 1, 2008 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 through an institutional member of APPAM.
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (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.
Winners receive a cash award in the amount of $1,000 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.
Nominations must come from programs that are institutional members of APPAM (UM = Ford School of Public Policy). Please send a letter of nomination (with the nominee's current address, email address, and phone number) carefully detailing the unique contributions this dissertation makes to the field and three (3) copies of the dissertation to the APPAM office