1. Recipients must be a current member of ISA and the REL section.
2. Nominee must be within 5 years of receiving their PhD at the time of the ISA meeting.
3. Nominee must have a record of publication and/or professional activity that has demonstrated their work to be significant in the religion and international relations field.

The recipient will receive a plaque at the awards presentations at the annual Religion and International Studies reception.

• Nominations must be accompanied by a nomination letter, written by a scholar other than the nominee as well as the nominee's curriculum vitae that highlights the ways in which the nominee’s scholarship and/or professional activity makes a contribution to religion and international relations.
• Decisions of the selection committee are final.
• This award will be given for the first time at the 2026 Annual Convention!

Not being awarded for the 2025 Annual Convention!