Awards
Prestigious, peer-reviewed awards honor outstanding achievements in the field of population. The EAPS Awards program covers the broad field of interdisciplinary population studies and all levels of seniority.
All awards are presented at the European Population Conference which is organized every two years. The next deadline is 1 April 2026!
Nominations should be sent to eaps@nidi.nl
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)
Winners of the 2026 Awards
Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz
EAPS Award for Population Studies
Mikko Myrskylä
Dirk J. van de Kaa Award for Social Demography
Vladimir Canudas-Romo
James W. Vaupel Trailblazer Award for Demographic Analysis
Aliakbar Akbaritabar
Outreach Award for communication in population science
Tom Theile
Outreach Award for communication in population science
Silvio C. Patricio
Beyer Award
Ankit Sikarwar
Poster Award
Anna Caprinali
Poster Award
Kanat Islambekov
Poster Award
Francesca Tosi
Poster Award
Adrien Remund
Poster Award
Lina Lasar
Poster Award
Emanuele Murgolo
Poster Award
Francesco Rampazzo
Poster Award