AMA DocSIG invites all doctoral students who are active AMA DocSIG members to apply for the 2025 Mathew Joseph Emerging Scholar Award.
Deadline for applicants: Monday, May 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST
The American Marketing Associationโs Doctoral Student Special Interest Group (DocSIG) welcomes applications for the Mathew Joseph Emerging Scholar Award. This award honors a doctoral student scholar who displays exemplary scholarship and a bright future in the marketing discipline.
Nominees (self-nominees welcomed) must meet the following criteria:
- Be a doctoral student or candidate in marketing in good standing at an AACSB university.
- Demonstrated research productivity (e.g., presented a conference paper, published a peer-reviewed paper).
- Has been a dues-paying American Marketing Association (AMA) member and a registered member of DocSIG since at least February 16, 2025.
Applications must be in a single .pdf document including:
- A cover letter explaining why the nominee would be an ideal recipient of the Emerging Scholar Award, including a statement regarding his/her personal research stream and service to the Marketing Academy.
- Current curriculum vitae (including a record of publications).
- (Self-nominees only): One signed recommendation letter from your dissertation chair or a tenured faculty member to attest to the nomineeโs research impact and contribution to scholarship.
All applications will be evaluated by a panel of three (3) marketing scholar judges and must be received by the due date and time listed above. To apply, please email one .pdf document along with a proof of membership to BOTH AMA DocSIG Chair, Julia van de Sandt (julia.vandesandt@grad.moore.sc.edu), and AMA DocSIG Chair-elect, Ishita Nagpal (inagpal@gsu.edu).
Please contact Julia van de Sandt (julia.vandesandt@grad.moore.sc.edu), AMA DocSIG Chair, with any questions.
The winner will receive a plaque and an award of $250. The winner will be notified by mid-June and is expected to be present at the 2025 Summer AMA conference in Chicago to receive the award.
Click for formal call for application here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N-4Ch6u-Cf3mxY0DP8Nt23wmQkhPjGJKIH8HtF2WbM4/edit?usp=sharing