Call for Nominations: 17th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards

The 17th Privacy Papers for Policymakers call for submissions is now open until October 16, 2026. FPF’s Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award recognizes leading privacy research and analytical scholarship relevant to policymakers in the U.S. and internationally. The award highlights important work that analyzes current and emerging privacy issues and proposes achievable short-term solutions or means of analysis that have the potential to lead to real-world policy solutions. 

FPF welcomes privacy scholars, researchers, and students to submit completed papers focusing on privacy, AI governance, or youth online and well-being, specifically emphasizing data protection, and be relevant to policymakers in this field. Submissions may include academic papers, books, empirical research, or other longer-form analyses from any region completed, accepted, or published within the last 12 months. Submissions should be submitted in English as a PDF, DOC, or DOCX, or a publicly available link, with a one-page Executive Summary or Abstract, and the author’s complete contact and affiliation information. 

Submissions are evaluated by a diverse team of FPF staff, senior fellows, and other invited judges based on originality, applicability to policymaking, and overall quality of writing. Summaries of the winning papers will be published in a digest on the FPF website, and winning authors will have the opportunity to present their work during a virtual event in 2027 in front of top policymakers and privacy leaders. All winners are also highlighted during the event and in a press release to the media.