Special Awards

The Horowitz Foundation provides seven special awards that may be granted for certain projects. These often carry an additional modest stipend beyond the customary amounts of a grant.

The Seven areas are as follows:

Donald R. Cressey Award
For work done at the empirical level that has direct implication for changes in criminal justice and penology practices.

Joshua Feigenbaum Award
For empirical research on policy aspects of the arts and popular culture, with special reference to mass communication.

Eli Ginzberg Award
For a project involving solutions to major health and welfare problems in urban settings.

Harold D. Lasswell Award 
For policy related projects in international relations and foreign affairs.

Robert K. Merton Award
For studies in the relation between social theory and public policy.

Martinus Nijhoff Award 
For policy implications of scientific, technological and medical research.

John L. Stanley Award
For a work that seeks to expand our understanding of the political and ethical foundations
of policy research.

For more information contact:
Mary E. Curtis, Vice Chairman and Trustee
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
P.O. Box 7
Rocky Hill, NJ 08553-0007