# List of social sciences awards

This list of social sciences awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for contributions to social sciences in general. It excludes LGBTQ-related awards and awards for anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, Information science, politics and political science, psychology and sociology, which are covered by separate lists. The list is organized by the country of the sponsoring organization, but awards may be given to people from other countries.

## Awards

| Country | Award | Sponsor | Notes |
| Belgium | Francqui Prize | Francqui Foundation | Scholar or scientist under 50 for exact sciences; social sciences or humanities; or biological or medical sciences |
| Canada | Innis-Gérin Medal | Royal Society of Canada | Distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences |
| Canada | Prix Léon-Gérin | Government of Quebec | Researchers in one of the social sciences |
| Canada | Prix Marie-Andrée-Bertrand | Government of Quebec | Persons whose scope and scientific quality of research led to the development and implementation of social innovations, leading to the well-being of individuals and communities |
| Chile | National Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences | National Prize of Chile | Humanist, scientist, or academic who has distinguished himself for his contribution in the field of Human Sciences |
| France | Jean Nicod Prize | French National Centre for Scientific Research | Leading philosopher of mind or philosophically oriented cognitive scientist |
| Germany | Aby Warburg Prize | City of Hamburg | Excellence in the humanities and social sciences |
| Germany | Hans-Kilian-Award | Köhler Foundation | Outstanding scientific achievements that provide a deeper insight into the historical and cultural existence of humankind and the changing human psyche |
| Germany | Herder Prize | Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S. | Scholars and artists from Central and Southeast Europe whose life and work have contributed to the cultural understanding of European countries and their peaceful interrelations |
| Germany | Schader Award | Schader foundation | Social scientist |
| Hungary | John von Neumann Award | Rajk László College for Advanced Studies | Scholar in the exact social sciences, whose works have had substantial influence over a long period of time on the studies and intellectual activity of the students of the college |
| India | Infosys Prize in Social Sciences | Infosys Science Foundation | Awards outstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories, including Social Sciences |
| International | Karl Deutsch Award (international relations) | International Studies Association | Significant contribution to the study of International Relations and Peace Research by the means of publication |
| International | Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research | International Science Council, University of Bergen and European Consortium for Political Research | Substantial and original contribution in comparative social science research |
| Italy | European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences | Italian Association of Sociology | Book or an article which has made an important contribution to sociology |
| Japan | International Cosmos Prize | Expo '90 Foundation | Outstanding research work and/or achievement which promotes the philosophy, "The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Mankind." |
| Netherlands | Dr Hendrik Muller Prize | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Significant or valuable contribution to the behavioural and social sciences |
| New Zealand | Te Rangi Hiroa Medal | Royal Society Te Apārangi | Work in: historical approaches to societal transformation and change; current issues in cultural diversity and cohesion; social and economic policy and development; or medical anthropology |
| Norway | Holberg Prize | Government of Norway | Outstanding scholars for work in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law and theology, either within one of these fields or through interdisciplinary work |
| Sweden | Stockholm Prize in Criminology | Stockholm University, Stockholm Prize Foundation | Outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights |
| Ukraine | Ivan Franko International Prize | Ivan Franko International Foundation | scientific discoveries, significant achievements and considerable efforts of world scientists in the field of Ukrainian Studies and social and humanitarian sciences |
| United Kingdom | Awards of the British Academy | British Academy | 18 awards and medals to recognise achievement in the humanities and social sciences |
| United Kingdom | British Academy Medal | British Academy | Outstanding achievement that has transformed understanding of a particular subject or field of study in ... any branch of the humanities and social sciences |
| United Kingdom | Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences | Academy of Social Sciences | Leading academics, policy-makers, and practitioners of the social sciences |
| United Kingdom | Leverhulme Medal | British Academy | Significant contribution to knowledge and understanding in a field within the humanities and social sciences |
| United Kingdom | President's Medal (British Academy) | British Academy | Outstanding service to the cause of the humanities and social sciences |
| United States | American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Book Award | American Sociological Association | ASA member's outstanding book |
| United States | C. Wright Mills Award | Society for the Study of Social Problems | Book that best exemplifies outstanding social science research and a great understanding the individual and society |
| United States | Charles Tilly Award for Best Book | Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the ASA | Significant contribution to the field |
| United States | Edwin H. Sutherland Award | American Society of Criminology | Distinguished contributions to theory or research in criminology |
| United States | Jessie Bernard Award | American Sociological Association | Scholarly work that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society |
| United States | John Sessions Memorial Award | American Library Association | Library or library system which has made a significant effort to work with the labor community and by doing so has brought recognition to the history and contribution of the labor movement to the development of the United States. |
| United States | Justin Winsor Prize (library) | American Library Association | Best library history essay |
| United States | Kluge Prize | John W. Kluge Center and Library of Congress | Lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences |
| United States | Loubat Prize | Columbia University | Best social science works in the English language about North America |
| United States | Marshall Sklare Award | Association for the Social Scientific Study of Jewry | Significant scholarly contribution to the social scientific study of Jewry |
| United States | Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership | American University School of Public Affairs | U.S. Federal government executive leadership |
| United States | Rumelhart Prize | Cognitive Science Society | Contributions to the theoretical foundations of human cognition |
| United States | The Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarship Award | Pacific Sociological Association | Major scholarly contributions to sociology |
| United States | Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Global Innovation | Thomas Jefferson Foundation | Innovation |
| United States | W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award | American Sociological Association | Members whose cumulative body of work constitutes a significant contribution to the advancement of sociology |
| United States | Orlando L. Taylor Award in Africana Communication Research | National Communication Association | career achievement in Africana communication research |
| United States | Distinguished Scholar Award | National Communication Association | distinguished achievement in communication research and teaching |
| United States | ICA Fellow | International Communication Association | distinguished achievement in communication research and teaching |
| United States | William and Katherine Estes Award | National Academy of Sciences | Basic research in any field of cognitive or behavioral science that has employed rigorous formal or empirical methods, optimally a combination of these, to advance our understanding of problems or issues relating to the risk of nuclear war |