WAPOR Awards and Prizes

WAPOR awards and prizes are intended to recognize significant accomplishments in the Public Opinion field. In addition to lifetime awards, we also encourage future advancements through student awards and yearly accomplishments for exemplary papers and presentations. To learn more or to enter please click on the links below.

• WAPOR Helen Dinerman Award – For career contributions to innovative research and methodology
• Janet A. Harkness Student Paper Award – For best 3M research survey paper
• Elizabeth H. Nelson Prize – For the best conference paper from a society in transition
• Naomi C. Turner Prize – For the best student paper
• Robert M. Worcester Prize – For the best article in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research
• Alexis de Tocqueville Award – For the best paper referring to democracy and public opinion in the world, whether in consolidated or in emerging democracies.