Dissertation Proposal Award

 

*The application period for the 2008 award cycle is now closed*

 

The Center for Business Education at the Aspen Institute (Aspen CBE ) is pleased to announce the sponsorship of its 2nd annual award for promising dissertation research. The purpose of this award is to identify innovative research in core business disciplines that considers the interdependence between business decision-making and a wider societal or environmental context . The recipient(s) will receive a stipend in the amount of $1500 and no budgetary restrictions are placed on the use of these funds. The application is available here.

 

Encouraging and supporting business school faculty is central to the success of many of The Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education initiatives. In hopes of nurturing relationships with the next generation of faculty concerned with issues of environmental, ethical, and social importance, we introduced the Dissertation Proposal Award to encourage and recognize students showing interest in these issues while in their Ph.D. programs.

 

Deadline : Applications must be received on or before Friday, March 28th, 2008 .

 

Application Instructions : Download the 2008 application form here .

 

Please merge the following items into one document and submit them via email as an attachment:

 

•  Application form

•  2-3 page abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

•  1-2 page covering letter discussing your research interests and experience, and career plans

•  1-2 page summary of proposed dissertation research, or dissertation research in progress. A reference should be made to the relevance of your research to the purpose of this award as outlined above.

•  One letter of recommendation from a professor familiar with your research plans. [ At the recommender's discretion, this element of the application may be submitted separately from the application email, either via postal mail or email. ]

 

Application materials should be submitted to justin.goldbach@aspeninstitute.org.

 

 

Eligibility :

  1. Applicants must be doctoral students of business, or in a business-related discipline, in good standing with their educational institution, which must be a regionally accredited college or university. Students worldwide are welcome to apply, but all materials must be submitted in English. Applicants must be enrolled full-time or working on their dissertation research for an equivalent of full-time enrollment.
  2. Applicants must have had their dissertation proposals approved by their dissertation committee or supervisor(s) prior to application; applicants must have not yet formally defended their dissertation.
  3. Applicants must have no current existing financial relationship with the Aspen Institute.
  4. Eligible research should be within core business disciplines, (including, but not limited to: Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Information Technology and Systems, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Production and Operations Management, Strategy) and consider the interdependence between business decision-making and the wider societal / environmental context. [The Aspen Institute uses the phrase “Social Impact Management” when discussing this concept, a brief description of which can be found here.]

Contact :

 

All questions and application materials should be submitted, via email, to Justin.Goldbach@aspeninstitute.org .

 

 
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