Academics Stand Against Poverty, in partnership with Journal ASAP and the Yale Global Justice Program, confers three annual awards for poverty-focused academic work:
An ASAP Lifetime Achievement Award for constructive work related to poverty.
An ASAP Book of the Year Monograph Award for the best book on a poverty-related subject, published in the preceding calendar year and written by a single author or group of authors.
An ASAP Book of the Year Anthology Award for the best collection of poverty-related essays by different authors published in the preceding calendar year.
Eligible work may contribute to the definition, description, explanation, assessment or eradication of poverty and attend to any of the special challenges poor people face in regard to nutrition, water, shelter, health and health care, sanitation, clothing and personal care, energy, education, social and political participation and respect, physical safety, family planning, environmental degradations and hazards, working conditions in employment and at home, navigating governmental agencies and the legal system, banking and credit, travel and transportation, and communications.
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In 2024, the second set of prizes were awarded to
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The 2023 inaugural winners were
Henry Shue (Oxford) - ASAP Lifetime Achievement Award.
Darrel Moellendorf - ASAP Book of the Year Monograph Award for his Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty.
Kayleigh Garthwaite, Ruth Patrick, Maddy Power, Anna Tarrant, and Rosalie Warnock - ASAP Book of the Year Anthology Award for their COVID-19 Collaborations: Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic.
Watch the celebration of the winners here.
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!! FOR THE NEXT SET OF AWARDS, WE ARE INVITING NOMINATIONS WITH A DEADLINE OF 31 JULY 2025:
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ASAP Lifetime Achievement Award for constructive work related to poverty.
Nominations may come from any individual or organization and should contain: 1) one page of biodata of the nominee, including educational background, positions held, affilations, honors and awards; 2) two pages on the nominee’s contributions to the understanding and eradication of poverty; and 3) names, affiliations, and addresses of two suitable referees.
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ASAP Book of the Year Monograph Award for the best book on a poverty-related subject written by a single author or group of authors and published in 2024.
Nominations may come from any individual or organization and should contain: 1) a detailed assessment of the book, discussing its relevance to poverty, how it has broken new ground and how it is begining to have an influence; 2) a PDF copy of the book (for internal use only); and 3) names, affiliations and addresses of two suitable referees willing (probably) to contribute a review of the nominated book.
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Book of the Year Anthology Award for the best collection of essays by different authors on a poverty-related subject and published in 2024.
Nominations may come from any individual or organization and should contain: 1) a detailed assessment of the book, discussing its relevance to poverty, how it has broken new ground and how it is begining to have an influence; 2) a PDF copy of the book (for internal use only); and 3) names, affiliations and addresses of two suitable referees willing (probably) to contribute a review of the nominated book.
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Award winner will be announced in the autumn of 2025.
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