2025 Awards
Applications for the 2025 awards, which will be presented at AFP ICON in Seattle, WA, April 27-29, are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open in September 2025.
Applications for the 2025 awards, which will be presented at AFP ICON in Seattle, WA, April 27-29, are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open in September 2025.
Each year, the AFP Research Council awards the Skystone Partners Prize for Research to the author of a book that contributes substantially to the knowledge and understanding of fundraising or philanthropic behavior.
Next Application Deadline: November 15, 2024
The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy Early Career Emerging Scholar Award was established by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Research Council to honor an individual who is emerging as a contributing scholar or scholar-practitioner to the discourse on philanthropy and fundraising. The purpose of the award is to recognize those who are pursuing research agendas congruent with the mission and interests of the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy Research Council. The award is given for a significant body of scholarship or a single extraordinary research achievement and in recognition of potential for future research.
The next deadline is November 29, 2024.
Learn more about previous award recipients and how to submit an exemplary nomination.