ACUNS is dedicated to recognizing rigorous and innovative scholarship. To this end, since 1995 it has bestowed an annual Dissertation Award to graduate students for excellence in the study of the United Nations and/or the UN system. For details regarding the award, application procedures, and a list of past winners, please visit the Dissertation Award page.
From 2008 to 2020, the independent endowment fund “Friends of ACUNS” bestowed a biennial Book Award to the author(s) or editor(s) of the best recently published book focusing on some aspect of the United Nations and/or the UN System. In 2020, “Friends of ACUNS” was absorbed into ACUNS, which continues to bestow the Book Award. For details regarding the award, application procedures, and a list of past winners, please visit the Book Award page.