Apply Now: IUSSP Early Career Awards 2024

The IUSSP Early Career Award is offered in the following world regions: Africa,  Asia and the Pacific, Europe,  Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. One award will be bestowed per region in a unique collaboration with the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), the Asian Population Association (APA), the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), the Latin American Population Association (ALAP), and the Population Association of America (PAA). The Awards will be bestowed every other year; the next set of awards will be announced in 20

• Table of Content
• About International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
• IUSSP Early Career Awards
• Aim and Benefits of IUSSP Early Career Awards
• Requirements for IUSSP Early Career Awards Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)

The Union was officially founded in 1928, at a meeting in Paris, which followed the International Population Conference held in Geneva during the preceding year (August 29 - September 3, 1927). This was the first World Population Conference - it was organised by Margaret Sanger - stressing the crucial nature of the population problems and their influence on social, economic and political situations. At the end of the scientific meetings of the Conference, there was a meeting of the Executive Committee which decided that (i) "a permanent international organisation should be set up to consi... continue reading

IUSSP Early Career Awards

Application Deadline	01 Oct 2024
Type	PhD
Sponsor	International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of IUSSP Early Career Awards

The Awards will come with a Certificate and a Free Registration for the next International Population Conference of the IUSSP (IPC 2025, Brisbane, Australia), where they will be presented in an Awards ceremony.

Requirements for IUSSP Early Career Awards Qualification

• Candidates should be early career scholars in the population field with not more than 7 years of experience after their PhD at the time of nomination. [*Extension of the eligibility period (up to 3 years maximum) will be allowed to account for career interruptions such as maternity/paternity leave, child/elderly-care, or illness; these career interruptions should be listed in the (self-)nomination letter.]
• Candidates from a region should be a resident of that region at the time of nomination; in case of temporary postings (e.g. as a postdoc) candidates will qualify for the award from the region in which they are permanently/mainly based. 
• Candidates should be a member of the IUSSP at the time of nomination.
• Nominations should be supported by at least 5 IUSSP members, 3 of whom should be from more than 1 country in the region of the candidate, and 2 supporters may be from other regions.
• Candidates may also nominate themselves; self-nominations must be supported by at least  5 IUSSP members, 3 of whom should be from more than 1 country in the region of the candidate, and 2 supporters may be from other regions.
• Nominations and self-nominations cannot be supported by members of the IUSSP Council.

Application Deadline

October 1, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) on iussp.org to apply

Before filling out the application, please prepare a short justification (maximum of 1000 characters) for the nomination, and if available, short statements of support from IUSSP sponsors who have been identified as supporters. The following documents should also be prepared for uploading:  

• A 1-2  page explanatory statement/letter of nomination that can also include supporting statements from sponsors,  
• A full curriculum vitae including a list of publications of the candidate, and 
• Any justifications for leaves of absence for those who received their PhD more than 7 years ago.  

For more details,visit IUSSP website