This list of politics awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards related to politics. It includes awards for political science, for governance and civic leadership, and for books on political subjects. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but awards are not necessarily limited to people from that country.
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Arthur Ross Book Award | Council on Foreign Relations | Books that make an outstanding contribution to the understanding of foreign policy or international relations |
| United Kingdom | Bread and Roses Award | Alliance of Radical Booksellers | Best radical book published each year, with radical book defined as one that is "informed by socialist, anarchist, environmental, feminist and anti-racist concerns" |
| Germany | Bundestag Science Prize | Bundestag | Outstanding work about the parliamentary system |
| United Kingdom | Centre for Social Justice Awards | Centre for Social Justice | Organisations working in the field of poverty relief |
| United States | Charles E. Merriam Award for Outstanding Public Policy Research | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Outstanding public policy research |
| United Kingdom | Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize | Ewart-Biggs Trust | Promote peace and reconciliation in Ireland, a greater understanding between the peoples of the United Kingdom and Ireland, or closer co-operation between partners of the European Community |
| Czechia and Slovakia | Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award | Jagello 2000, Slovak Atlantic Commission | Personalities who have substantially contributed to freedom and democracy in Central Europe, to strengthening of the transatlantic relations and integration of Central Europe to Euro-Atlantic Institutions |
| United Kingdom | Deutscher Memorial Prize | Amiel-Melburn Trust | New book published in English which exemplifies the best and most innovative new writing in or about the Marxist tradition |
| Canada | Donner Prize | Donner Canadian Foundation | Books considered excellent in regard to the writing of Canadian public policy |
| United States | Dr. Nathan Davis Awards | American Medical Association | Elected and career public servants in national, state, and local governments for outstanding government service |
| United Kingdom | Duff Cooper Prize | The Duff Cooper Prize | Best work of history, biography, political science or (very occasionally) poetry |
| Europe | Euromoney Finance Minister of the Year | Euromoney | Finance minister of the year |
| Europe | European Citizens' Prize | European Parliament | Individuals or groups who have particularly distinguished themselves in strengthening European integration by the expression of European cooperation, openness to others and practical involvement in the development of mutual understanding |
| Germany | Hannah Arendt Prize | Heinrich Böll Foundation | Individuals representing the tradition of political theorist Hannah Arendt, especially in regard to totalitarianism |
| Israel | Herzl Award | World Zionist Organization | Outstanding young men and women in recognition of their exceptional efforts on behalf of Israel and the Zionist cause |
| United States | Howland Memorial Prize | Yale University | Citizen of any country in recognition of some achievement of marked distinction in the field of literature or fine arts or the science of government |
| Germany | Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought | Ibn-Rushd-Fund | Independent, forward-thinking, individuals or organisations who have contributed to democracy and freedom of speech in the Arab world |
| Sudan | Ibrahim Prize | Mo Ibrahim Foundation | Former African executive head of state or government |
| Sweden | Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science | Uppsala University | The scholar who has made the most valuable contribution to political science |
| International | Karl Deutsch Award | International Political Science Association | Prominent scholar engaged in cross-disciplinary research |
| United States | Lawrence O'Brien Award | Democratic National Committee | Individuals and groups who exhibit a high degree of commitment and self-sacrifice on behalf of the Democratic Party and its candidates |
| United States | Library of Congress Living Legend | Library of Congress | Someone recognized by the Library of Congress for his or her creative contributions to American life |
| Canada | Lionel Gelber Prize | Lionel Gelber Foundation | World's best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs that seeks to deepen public debate on significant international issues |
| Russia | List of Umalatova awards | Party of Peace and Unity | various categories |
| United States | List of Wasserstein Fellows | Harvard Law School | Exemplary members of the bar who engage in public service |
| France | Order of La Pléiade | Organisation internationale de la Francophonie | People who particularly distinguished themselves in the service of the organisation's ideals of cooperation and friendship, promoting the role of the French language in their own countries or in the world |
| United Kingdom | Orwell Prize | University College London | Political writing |
| United Kingdom | Prize For Freedom | Liberal International | Outstanding contribution to human rights and political freedoms |
| Sweden | Right Livelihood Award | Right Livelihood Award Foundation | Those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today |
| United States | Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching | American Political Science Association | Developers of effective new approaches to teaching among political scientists |
| Scotland | Scottish Politician of the Year | The Herald (Glasgow) | Politician of the year |
| Canada | Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing | Writers' Trust of Canada | Best nonfiction book on Canadian political and social issues |
| United States | Shorenstein Prize | Asia–Pacific Research Center | Excellence in journalism and understanding of Asia |
| Europe | Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research | International Science Council etc. | Substantial and original contribution in comparative social science research |
| United Kingdom | Stonewall Awards | Stonewall (charity) | People who have affected the lives of British lesbian, gay, bi and trans people |
| United States | Susan Strange Award | International Studies Association | Person whose singular intellect, assertiveness, and insight most challenge conventional wisdom and intellectual and organizational complacency in the international studies community |
| Norway / Germany | Willy Brandt Prize | Willy Brandt prize foundation | Persons or institutions that make significant contributions to German-Norwegian relations |
| United Kingdom | World Leadership Awards | World Leadership Forum | City leaders who have shown exceptional imagination, foresight or resilience in a number of key fields |
| International | World Mayor | City Mayors Foundation | Those who have served their communities well and who have contributed to the well-being of cities, nationally and internationally |