Awards

Prestigious, peer-reviewed awards honor outstanding achievements in the field of population. The EAPS award program covers the broad field of interdisciplinary population studies. All awards are presented at the European Population Conference which is organized every two years. The next deadline is 1 April 2026! 

Visit the award pages to find out more about the rules of play for nominations and to see the laureates. 

• EAPS Award
• EAPS Early Career Award for Population Studies (early career)
• Dirk J. van de Kaa Award for Population Studies (mid-career)
• James W. Vaupel Trailblazer Award for Innovation in Demography (all levels of seniority) 
• Jan M. Hoem Award for Family, Fertility and Social Policy Research (all levels of seniority)
• EAPS Open Science and Outreach Award for Population Studies (all levels of seniority)
• Günther Beyer Award for Best Paper by an Early Career Scholar at a European Population Conference (early career)
• EAPS Poster Awards (all levels of seniority)

Nominating Committee 2024-2026

• Hill Kulu (Chair)
• Francesco Billari 
• Jane Falkingham
• Giulia Ferrari
• Helga de Valk

Auditors 2024-2026

• Frank Heins
• Miguel Sanchez Romero

Winners of the 2024 Awards

France Meslé

EAPS Award for Population Studies

Aart Liefbroer

Dirk J. van de Kaa Award for Social Demography

Iñaki Permanyer

James W. Vaupel Trailblazer Award for Demographic Analysis

Daniela Vono de Vilhena

Outreach Award for communication in population science

Eleonora Mussino

Jan M. Hoem Award for Social Policy and Family Demography

Antonino Polizzi

Beyer Award

Fatima de Arriba Moreno

Poster Award

Stefano Arnolfo

Poster Award

Ankit Sikarwar

Poster Award