2026 Herbert Simon Prize – Call for Nominations

The EAEPE invites young scholars to submit their EAEPE conference paper for the annual EAEPE Herbert Simon Prize. The prize is 500 euros.

The closing date for submissions to the 2026 EAEPE Herbert Simon Prize is May 29^th, 2026.

To be eligible, submissions must be papers:

• authored by an EAEPE member at the time of submission (for co-authored papers, at least one author must be an EAEPE member at the time of submission), and
• that have been submitted to the 2026 EAEPE Conference following the acceptance of an applicant’s abstract and
• authored by a scholar (or all scholars for co-authored papers) within 3 years of their PhD completion in 2026 and less than 35 years in 2026.

Evidence of meeting the above eligibility criteria will be required at the time of submission.

Papers that have not been accepted for presentation at the 2026 EAEPE conference will not be considered.

Each author may submit no more than one single or co-authored paper for this prize.

Any member of the EAEPE Council or Trustee of the Foundation for European Economic Development (FEED) serving during 2026 is ineligible to enter, including as a co-author.

Eligible author(s) should submit one PDF file of the conference paper, together with supporting documents confirming eligibility, by May 15th, 2026, to both EAEPE Prize Coordinators:

• Beata Woźniak-Jęchorek, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland. E-Mail: [email protected]
• Samuel Klebaner, CEPN, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, [email protected]

Sending your entry to the wrong email address will delay it, potentially causing you to miss the deadline. EAEPE will not be held responsible for submissions that are sent to the wrong address.

The EAEPE Council will judge all the EAEPE prize submissions. The Council reserves the right not to award the prize if the entries do not meet the required quality standards. All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their submission by 1^st August 2026.

Authors can participate in only one EAEPE Prize competition each year.