Annual Meeting Best Paper Award – to recognize a paper submitted to the AAA Annual meeting that has the potential to significantly influence government and nonprofit accounting research. Prior Awards

Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award – to recognize a paper submitted to the AAA Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting that has the potential to significantly influence government and nonprofit accounting research. Prior Awards

Enduring Lifetime Contribution Award – to recognize exemplary career service for a lifetime contribution to government and nonprofit accounting. Prior Awards

Meritorious Service Award – to recognize exemplary career service to the profession or the Government and Nonprofit section. Prior Awards

Notable Contributions to the Accounting Literature Award – to recognize a single (or perhaps a series) of notable (influential) research papers that make a direct and significant contribution to government and nonprofit accounting research. Prior Awards

Dissertation Grant Program - The GNP Section sponsors a competitive dissertation grant program to help defray certain costs (up to $1,500) for individuals conducting dissertation research on governmental and nonprofit topics. An applicant must be a doctoral candidate with a major or emphasis in accounting from any doctoral granting institution in the United States of America or foreign country. Applications must be received by April 15.

GNP Travel Grants - The GNP Section sponsors $500 travel grants for the midyear GNP Section meeting. The grants are intended to assist doctoral students interested in GNP research by defraying a portion of the costs of attending the GNP Section meeting and to allow doctoral students interested in GNP topics to interact with GNP Section members. Applications must be received by December 15.

Outstanding Dissertation Award - The GNP Section sponsors a competitive dissertation award each year. An applicant must be a doctoral candidate with a major or emphasis in accounting from a doctoral granting institution in the United States of America or foreign country. The dissertation must have been successfully defended prior to submission, but must not have been defended before March 1 of the previous year in which the candidate is submitting the application. Submissions must be received by April 15.