Dissertation Proposal Award
2007 Faculty Judges
Dr. Raymond Fisman, Columbia Business School
Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise, Finance and Economics
Research Director, Social Enterprise Program
Bernstein Faculty Leader, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics
Columbia Business School, Columbia
Dr. Kellie A. McElhaney, Haas School of Business
John C. Whitehead Faculty Fellow in Corporate Responsibility
Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Mr. Lawrence Pratt, INCAE Business School
Professor and Associate Director, Latin American Center for
Competitiveness and Sustainable Development, INCAE
Selection Process
An announcement for the Award is posted on an Aspen Institute website, distributed through various faculty listservs, and publicized in correspondences received by subscribers of Aspen CBE newsletters.
All candidates for the Award must download and complete an application form, accessible on the Aspen CBE website. Additionally, all candidates are required to submit the following:
. 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.
A deadline is set for accepting applications. Aspen CBE staff review applications for completeness and to assure that proposals are of a quality level necessary to contend for the Award.
Senior consultants of The Aspen Institute independently review all materials submitted. A conference call is scheduled and moderated by an Aspen CBE staff member so that all consultants come to a consensus on a small group of finalists.
Three of The Aspen Institute's Faculty Pioneers are given all materials submitted by the finalists for the Award. They independently review all materials and convene via conference call to decide upon the year's winners. Decisions for both the second and final round of review are based upon the following factors, among others: relevance, in relation to the stated purpose of the Award; scholarly contribution; and clarity of application materials.
The Dissertation Proposal Award winners are formally announced and recognized at an event in New York City. Further benefits are given throughout the year.
