World Citizen Prizes in Environmental Performance

Beginning with our 2019 conference in Denver, APPAM awards the World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance at the Annual Fall Research Conference. Granted by David and Joy K. Peyton, the award recognizes research that assesses pathways to achieve measurable but as-yet unrealized gains in overall environmental performance, in particular to reduce consumption and waste.  The research may be based on the United States or any other country or countries.

 

Eligibility

Award recipients are selected by a diverse review committee based on nominations submitted to the APPAM office. They should include the researcher's CV, a letter detailing why the researcher is applying for the award, and copies of links to up to 3 recent research products that highlight contributions by the nominee or joint nominees to environmental policy, and a recommendation letter from someone familiar with the research. Recipients must meet the following requirements:

• The work should recognize research on the following issues (not an exhaustive list): Energy options and use, new sources of energy, pollution, waterways, conservation efforts, protected land and species, natural resource scarcity and management, green economies, land reform, climate change, and sustainability.
• The work may be based in the United States or other countries.
• The work may be published research, a Masters' thesis, a PhD dissertation, a book, or a body of work as long as the focus is natural resources, energy and environmental policy.

The award winner will each receive the following at the APPAM Annual Fall Research Conference in November.

• A $2,500 prize in the form of a check made out to the winner.
• Up to $500 in travel funds supporting attendance at the APPAM Annual Fall Research Conference.
• A plaque with the award title, description, their name, and the year.
• Recognition at an awards event at the conference.

Nominations are open now through July 9, 2025.

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Previous Recipients

2024 - Rachel Krause, University of Kansas

2023 - Daniel Matisoff (Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy), Douglas Noonan (O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University), Lucy Qiu (University of Maryland School of Public Policy)