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The Warren Samuels Prize is awarded to a paper scheduled to be presented at the January ASSA meetings that best exemplifies scholarly work of high quality, important to the project of social economics, and having broad appeal across disciplines. It is preferable, but not required, that the paper be scheduled to be presented at one of the ASSA sessions sponsored by the Association for Social Economics. Papers will not normally exceed 9,000 words (inclusive of references and notes). The winner of the prize will be announced during the ASE presidential breakfast, to which the winner is invited. Submission of the winning paper to the Review of Social Economy is encouraged. The Association for Social Economics (ASE) is a scholarly research association whose members study economic, social, political, and cultural issues to understand and promote human dignity, justice, and the full flourishing of all members of society. ASE and the Review of Social Economy are fully committed to the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the profession.

The William R. Waters Research Grant was established in 1999 in honor of William R. Waters, editor of the Review of Social Economy for many years and President of ASE in 1987. The purpose of the grant program is to inspire scholars to organize their research in social economics and social economy, focusing on explaining the economy in its broadest aspects and showing how human beings deal with the ordinary business of using human and physical resources to achieve a level of material comfort. The research grant supports promising graduate students in Ph.D. programs who have not yet completed their dissertation, those holding post-doctoral positions, and new faculty members who have not yet been granted tenure or who are tenured but have not yet achieved the rank of Associate Professor. The current annual grant amount is up to $5,000. Recipients are expected to write a short progress report about the research done during the grant period and submit it to the current President-Elect by September 15 of the award year.