Deadline:
August 14, 2026
Location(s)
Online
Overview
Details
The Rising Star Award aims to recognise the achievements of an outstanding PhD student or early career researcher in their scholarly life so far and provide them with the opportunity to develop their network and skills even further with ECPR support.
The award will be presented annually to an individual considered to have a particularly promising future in the field of politics and international relations. The winner, who must work or study at an ECPR member institution, will enjoy a year’s free access to a selection of our events.
Submitting a nomination
To nominate, please submit the required documents via the Prize Portal.
Each institution may only nominate a single candidate, though nominations may come from any person. We hope this will encourage discussion within each institution, but should more than one nomination be received we will contact nominators and our OR to ask that a single candidate be decided upon.
Nominations must include:
- The nominee’s CV
- A formal nomination letter
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
An ECPR Rising Star is:
- A current PhD student, or within five years of completing their PhD
- If the candidate has, during this time, experienced a delay to their academic career due to parental leave, caring responsibilities, or health issues, the nominator may request an additional year of eligibility
- Working or studying at an ECPR Full or Associate Member institution
- Academically involved
- Please include details of current or previous research projects they have participated in, as well as contributions to journals, books, and/or blogs, or demonstrable commitment to teaching
- Socially engaged
- A good networker whose contribution to the profession reaches beyond the academy, to provide benefit to the community and wider society
- Please include details of their involvement in the academic community, within their institution, country and community; examples of public engagement, teaching and general involvement with other associations/events/institutions; and engagement with ECPR events, activities and publications
ECPR will review each application on its own merits and the arguments of the nominator.
Dates
Deadline: August 14, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
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