Prizes
Since its inception in 2018, the School of Public Policy has awarded a number of prizes each year for outstanding academic achievement across our programmes. Find out more about our prizes and winners below.
Sara Hagemann prize
Sara Hagemann is the former Academic Director of the School of Public Policy, as well as a former programme director of the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) and Executive Master of Public Policy (EMPP) programmes. This prize is awarded to the best performing graduating EMPA and EMPP students.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Gabriel Giacobone |
| 2024/25 | Dhanusha Rajendran |
| 2023/24 | Alexander Van Der Vegt Neema Kanyua |
| 2022/23 | Giulia Matrigiani |
| 2021/22 | David Davidsson Irina Ivan Daniel Phillips Alexander Sattler |
| 2020/21 | Daniela gräfin von Matuschka |
| 2019/20 | Jacinto Coello Imberton |
| 2018/19 | Isabelle Brun |
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Briony Thompson |
| 2024/25 | Leah Mitchell Chris Rusbridge |
| 2023/24 | Tom Eglin |
| 2022/23 | Stephen McConnell Daniel Mullooly |
| 2021/22 | Hannah Birtwhistle-Gordon |
| 2020/21 | Alexander Scott |
| 2019/20 | Louise Smith |
| 2018/19 | Della McVay |
Julia Black prize
Julia Black was instrumental in setting up the Master of Public Policy (MPP) programme at the SPP in 2019. This prize is awarded to the best performing graduating MPP student.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Jerome Tan |
| 2024/25 | Geromic George Sachin Iyer |
| 2023/24 | Manalika Borgohain |
| 2022/23 | David Conrad Vikas Plakkot |
| 2021/22 | Gaston Kelly |
| 2020/21 | Katie Alesbury |
| 2019/20 | Katie Bergh |
George W. Jones prize
George W. Jones was a former Programme Director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) programme. This prize is awarded to the best performing graduating MPA student.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Mirza Veriandi Sanjana Subramanian |
| 2024/25 | Ivona Feldmárová Daniela Montanari Sánchez |
| 2023/24 | Joel Bank |
| 2022/23 | Julie Rubenstein |
| 2021/22 | Jane Urheim |
| 2020/21 | Antonia Ramm |
| 2019/20 | Juliette Ariane Marie Chirine Caucheteux |
| 2018/19 | Mary Reader Martin Devaux |
MPA Double Degree (Sciences Po) or MPA Dual Degree prize
This prize is for the best performing graduating MPA Double Degree (Sciences Po) or MPA Dual Degree student.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Noah Daniel |
| 2024/25 | Ines Trichard |
| 2023/24 | Lisa Darves-Blanc |
MPA in Data Science for Public Policy prize
This prize is for the best performing graduating MPA in Data Science for Public Policy student.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Aleksandra Jaremko |
| 2024/25 | Carolina Vale Rodrigues |
Patrick Dunleavy prize
Patrick Dunleavy is a former Programme Director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) programme. This prize is awarded for the best dissertation.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Novita Safarani |
| 2024/25 | Angela Gales Yufeng Liu Ines Trichard |
| 2023/24 | Haejun Jeong |
| 2022/23 | Lucas Silva Lopes |
| 2021/22 | - |
| 2020/21 | Antonia Ramm Max Mosley |
| 2019/20 | Kristian Halbakken Torp |
| 2018/19 | Mary Reader |
Lloyd Gruber prize
Lloyd Gruber created the policy paper course to give students the opportunity to write on a topic of their choice for a policy audience. This prize is for the best policy paper.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Noah Daniel |
| 2024/25 | Ryotaro Nakae |
| 2023/24 | Sebastian Tozer |
| 2022/23 | Daniela Quiroga Vergara |
| 2021/22 | Sunyong Lee |
| 2020/21 | Camille Hors |
| 2019/20 | Toluwalola Kasali |
| 2018/19 | Jenna Amlani |
First Year MPA prize
This prize is for the best performing Year 1 student from the MPA, MPA in Data Science for Public Policy, MPA Double Degree (Columbia) and MPA Double Degree (Toronto) programmes. This prize is presented to students at the start of their second year of study.
| Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bennet Flock Sarah Swackhamer |
| 2024/25 | Aleksandra Jaremko |
| 2023/24 | Ivona Feldmárová José Sepúlveda |