Scholarships & Awards

ARNOVA Scholarships

Please note these scholarships are for supporting participation at our Conference. (We do not offer any other scholarships.)

Emerging Scholar Awards

Regular Scholarships & Travel Grants

ARNOVA Doctoral Fellows Program


ARNOVA Awards

Each year during the annual ARNOVA conference, the awards listed below are presented to individuals for their outstanding achievements. General information about each award and a listing of previous recipients of each award can be accessed by clicking on any of the links below. Specific nomination/application information including deadlines for each of the awards below is posted to the website as it is available each year.

Award for Distinguished Achievement and Leadership in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research (formerly called Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement)

Gabriel G. Rudney Memorial Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research (formerly called ARNOVA Dissertation Award)

Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research

Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize (Awarded jointly by ARNOVA and Independent Sector.)

Outstanding Article in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (NVSQ)

RGK Research Prize for Nonprofit Studies