APA Awards and Honors
APA recognizes great planning and celebrates the individuals who make it happen.
National Planning Awards
APA's National Planning Awards recognizes outstanding efforts in planning and planning leadership. All of the recipients demonstrate exemplary commitment to planning healthy, sustainable, and inclusive communities for all, while the projects and the planners behind them illustrate how planning connects us.
AICP College of Fellows
Induction to the AICP College of Fellows is the highest honor the American Institute of Certified Planners bestows upon a member. Fellows of AICP are nominated and selected by their peers to recognize and honor their outstanding contributions as professional planners.
Student Awards
APA recognizes the next generation of planners and their achievements with awards and competitions.
Student Scholarships
The APA Foundation awards scholarships to make the planning profession more diverse and accessible.
Scholarships Awarded
Chapter and Division Awards
APA recognizes individual Chapters and Divisions for their contributions to the. Awards in six categories recognize outstanding division efforts. CPC recognizes individual chapters and chapter presidents.
Award Categories
Presidential Awards
Both the APA President's Award and the AICP President's Award are presented to individuals who have demonstrated a continued commitment to creating great communities for all in the planning profession.
Award Categories
JAPA Awards
The editorial board of the Journal of the American Planning Association annually celebrates outstanding published work with the JAPA Article of the Year Award and with the newly created Best JAPA Article by an Early Career Scholar Award.