The Dirksen Congressional Center supports members of its two primary audiences, scholars and classroom teachers, in a variety of ways. Current examples follow:

The Jewell-Loewenberg Prize. This award, sponsored and funded by The Dirksen Congressional Center, is given to the author of the best article in the Legislative Studies Quarterly.

2000 Winner: "The Effects of Party and Preferences on Congressional Roll Call Voting," by Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder Jr., and Charles Stewart III.

2001 Winner: “Constituency Influence in Congress: Does Sub-Constituency Matter,” by Benjamin Bishin.

2002 Winner: "The Effects of Party and Preferences on Congressional Roll Call Voting" by Stephen Ansolabehere, James M. Snyder Jr., and Charles Stewart III

2003 Winner: "Seats that May Not Matter: Testing for Racial Polarization in U.S. City Councils" by Rory Allan Austin

2004 Winner: "The Inefficient Secret Revisited: The Legislative Input and Output of Brazilian Deputies" by Octavio Amorim Neto, Brazilian Institute of Economics Getulio Vargas Foundation, and Fabiano Santos, Rio de Janeiro Graduate Research Institute

2006 Winner: "Influence without Confidence: Upper Chamber and Government Formation" by James R. Druckman, Lanny W. Martin, and Michael F. Thies

Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs. When the American Political Science Association opens this center, The Dirksen Congressional Center will grant $500 tto help visiting scholars defray living expenses while conducting research about Congress in Washington DC.