The Board of Editors of Polish American Studies awards annually the Joseph Swastek Prize for the best article published during the previous year in a given volume of the journal. This award, established in 1981, is named in honor of Rev. Joseph V. Swastek (1913-1977), the editor of Polish American Studies for many years, and a past president of the Polish American Historical Association.
For the list of past winners of the Swastek Prize see Swastek Prize Winners