Jan M. Hoem Award for Family, Fertility and Social Policy Research (all levels of seniority)

This Award honors outstanding achievements by an individual scholar in the field of demographic research of the family, fertility, and social policy.

The Award is dedicated to the groundbreaking contributions of Jan M. Hoem (1939-2017) to research on social policy in relation to family-demography events and life-course outcomes, as well as his support to the advancement of family demography research in general. It also celebrates his role as educator and mentor of new generations of European family demographers.

This Award is jointly sponsored with the Nordic Demographic Society where Jan Hoem was a co-founder in 1968.

Nominations for this Award can only be made up to two months before the start of the European Population Conference 2028!

Rules of play

• This Award is presented every four years with the next edition in 2028.
• The Award is open to all levels of seniority.
• Candidates should be a member of EAPS at the time of their nomination.
• Candidates should be nominated by a member of EAPS; nominations should be supported by at least 3 additional members of EAPS residing in at least 2 different countries.
• Candidates may also nominate themselves for this award; self-nominations should be supported by at least 3 additional members of EAPS residing in at least 2 different countries.
• The Jury may also invite nominations.
• Nominations should include a short (maximum one page) explanatory statement, a curriculum vitae of the candidate, and a list of members who support the nomination.
• Nominations should be sent to EAPS and will be treated confidentially.
• The Council of EAPS appoints an independent Jury for the Award.
• The Jury consists of at least three members of EAPS, including one member of the Nordic Demographic Society, one of whom will act as Chair.
• The Jury is free to organize its work as it deems appropriate and to follow generally accepted scientific principles and criteria.
• The Jury will account for years of experience and for justified leave periods.
• Jury proceedings are confidential. The Jury submits a written report to the EAPS Council indicating the successful candidate and the motivation.
• The Award will be presented at the European Population Conference.
• The Jan M. Hoem Award comes with a Euro 1000 Euro cash benefit and a Certificate.

Laureates

2024

Eleonora Mussino, Stockholm University, Sweden

2022 

Eva Beaujouan, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, OEAW, University of Vienna), Austria

2020

Trude Lappegård, University of Oslo/Statistics Norway

2018

Sunnee Billingsley, University of Stockholm, Sweden