2026 CALL FOR AWARDS
Distinguished Career Award
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Contact: Francesca Polletta (chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Distinguished Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher who has made a
number of significant contributions to the study of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity
over an extended period of time. It is intended to recognize a senior scholar’s cumulative
achievements. Nominations should include a brief description of the career contributions that
make the candidate deserving of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also see
previous winners of the award for reference here.
Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2025 Distinguished Career Award
Nomination, by March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:
1. Francesca Polletta (chair, [email protected])
2. Philip Gorski ([email protected])
3. Jennifer Reich ([email protected])
Contact: Francesca Polletta (chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Distinguished Career Award. This award is given annually to a researcher who has made a
number of significant contributions to the study of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity
over an extended period of time. It is intended to recognize a senior scholar’s cumulative
achievements. Nominations should include a brief description of the career contributions that
make the candidate deserving of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Please also see
previous winners of the award for reference here.
Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2025 Distinguished Career Award
Nomination, by March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:
1. Francesca Polletta (chair, [email protected])
2. Philip Gorski ([email protected])
3. Jennifer Reich ([email protected])
Outstanding Published Book Award
Deadline: February 15, 2026
Contact: Larry Au (Chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Outstanding Published Book Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a
theoretical analysis, research monograph, or reader published in the last five years (2021-2025)
that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity.
Nominations must include the book itself and a brief statement regarding the merits of the book
(max 750 words). Self-nominations are welcome.
Everyone is welcome to apply or to nominate others. After the nomination deadline, nominees
who are not section members will be asked to join the section in order to remain eligible. If
membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the committee chair, who may waive
this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only one author needs to be a section
member.
Send the nomination email, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Book Award Nomination, by
February 15, 2026 to the committee chair, Larry Au ([email protected]). Also, have the
publisher mail a copy of the book to each committee member by March 1, 2026. The committee
chair will supply the mailing addresses for the four committee members after the nominating
email is received. If for some reasons, hard copies cannot be sent, a PDF file is acceptable, but
the committee prefers physical copies.
Committee members:
1. Larry Au (Chair) ([email protected])
2. Galen Watts
3. Elfriede Wedam
4. Wes Markofski
Contact: Larry Au (Chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Outstanding Published Book Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a
theoretical analysis, research monograph, or reader published in the last five years (2021-2025)
that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity.
Nominations must include the book itself and a brief statement regarding the merits of the book
(max 750 words). Self-nominations are welcome.
Everyone is welcome to apply or to nominate others. After the nomination deadline, nominees
who are not section members will be asked to join the section in order to remain eligible. If
membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the committee chair, who may waive
this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only one author needs to be a section
member.
Send the nomination email, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Book Award Nomination, by
February 15, 2026 to the committee chair, Larry Au ([email protected]). Also, have the
publisher mail a copy of the book to each committee member by March 1, 2026. The committee
chair will supply the mailing addresses for the four committee members after the nominating
email is received. If for some reasons, hard copies cannot be sent, a PDF file is acceptable, but
the committee prefers physical copies.
Committee members:
1. Larry Au (Chair) ([email protected])
2. Galen Watts
3. Elfriede Wedam
4. Wes Markofski
Outstanding Published Article
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Contact: Joshua Doyle (Chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Outstanding Published Article Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a
peer-reviewed research or theoretical journal article that increases knowledge and understanding
of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity published in the preceding three years (2023-2025).
The article must be either in print or “online first” by December 31, 2025. Nominations must
include a PDF copy of the article and a brief statement regarding the merits of the article. Self-
nominations are welcome. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award. Co-author teams
involving graduate students are eligible if the paper is not also under review for the Outstanding
Graduate Student Paper Award.
Everyone is welcome to apply or to nominate others. After the nomination deadline, nominees
who are not section members will be asked to join the section in order to remain eligible. If
membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the committee chair, who may waive
this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only one author needs to be a section
member.
Send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Article Award Nomination, by
March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:
1. Joshua Doyle, Chair ([email protected])
2. Owen Abbott ([email protected])
3. Greg Wurm ([email protected])
4. Jiwon Yun ([email protected])
Contact: Joshua Doyle (Chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Outstanding Published Article Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a
peer-reviewed research or theoretical journal article that increases knowledge and understanding
of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity published in the preceding three years (2023-2025).
The article must be either in print or “online first” by December 31, 2025. Nominations must
include a PDF copy of the article and a brief statement regarding the merits of the article. Self-
nominations are welcome. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award. Co-author teams
involving graduate students are eligible if the paper is not also under review for the Outstanding
Graduate Student Paper Award.
Everyone is welcome to apply or to nominate others. After the nomination deadline, nominees
who are not section members will be asked to join the section in order to remain eligible. If
membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the committee chair, who may waive
this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only one author needs to be a section
member.
Send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Article Award Nomination, by
March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:
1. Joshua Doyle, Chair ([email protected])
2. Owen Abbott ([email protected])
3. Greg Wurm ([email protected])
4. Jiwon Yun ([email protected])
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Contact: Ashley Harrell (chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. This award is given annually to the author(s)
of a research or theoretical paper that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism,
morality, and/or social solidarity and that has been (a) presented at a regional, national, or
international professional meeting, or (b) published, or submitted for publication, in a journal
during the two preceding calendar years (2024-2025). Authors of eligible papers must be
graduate students at the time of the paper submission. Multiple authored papers are eligible for
the award if all authors are graduate students. Self-nominations are welcome.
All graduate students may apply and everyone is welcome to nominate others. After the
nomination deadline, nominees who are not section members will be asked to join the section in
order to remain eligible. If membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the
committee chair, who may waive this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only
one author needs to be a section member.
Please send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Graduate Paper Award
Nomination, by March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:
1. Ashley Harrell, Chair ([email protected])
2. Mira Vale ([email protected])
3. Angelina Grigoryeva ([email protected])
4. Weirong Guo ([email protected])
Contact: Ashley Harrell (chair), [email protected]
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the
2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. This award is given annually to the author(s)
of a research or theoretical paper that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism,
morality, and/or social solidarity and that has been (a) presented at a regional, national, or
international professional meeting, or (b) published, or submitted for publication, in a journal
during the two preceding calendar years (2024-2025). Authors of eligible papers must be
graduate students at the time of the paper submission. Multiple authored papers are eligible for
the award if all authors are graduate students. Self-nominations are welcome.
All graduate students may apply and everyone is welcome to nominate others. After the
nomination deadline, nominees who are not section members will be asked to join the section in
order to remain eligible. If membership costs present a barrier, nominees may contact the
committee chair, who may waive this requirement at their discretion. For co-authored work, only
one author needs to be a section member.
Please send a PDF copy of the paper, with the subject line AMSS 2026 Graduate Paper Award
Nomination, by March 1, 2026 to the Committee Members:
1. Ashley Harrell, Chair ([email protected])
2. Mira Vale ([email protected])
3. Angelina Grigoryeva ([email protected])
4. Weirong Guo ([email protected])