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CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

2026 Doctoral Student Professional Development Consortium

AOM Public and Nonprofit Division

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026, AT 5:00 PM US EDT

If you are a doctoral student with aspirations to research and teach in public or nonprofit management, consider applying to the Doctoral Student Professional Development Consortium of the Public and Nonprofit (PNP) Division of the Academy of Management (AOM). The Doctoral Consortium will take place in-person during the AOM Conference Philadelphia on Saturday, August 1st. 

This is an excellent opportunity to meet representatives from a wide variety of public and nonprofit programs and to make connections that may assist in the job search process. The Doctoral Consortium includes:

1. Panels and personal feedback on finding an academic job,

2. Individual feedback from senior scholars on your existing research or proposal, and

3. Unparalleled networking opportunities among peers, future colleagues, and potential employers.

Doctoral students at any stage are welcome to apply to the consortium. The consortium is especially beneficial for students who are in the dissertation proposal development stage or later to discuss their research proposals or current projects with faculty members in the field.

To apply, please submit a one-page research proposal, abstract of a research paper, or brief of your dissertation topic by 5:00 pm US EDT on Monday, April 13, 2025. If you have decided on a dissertation topic, your submission should be a short synopsis of the dissertation. If you have not yet selected a dissertation topic, briefly outline a potential research project that could be shaped into a dissertation. 

To Apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUofhGvq0Pnw6GXd94fAmYs4BY70c4iQZ7MhzQiNtmzYZhyw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=116654293924334323365. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="3ff9e5a9-f83f-4882-a75f-89f341783fe0" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="rgb(17, 85, 204)" style="color: #1155CC; text-decoration: none; margin: 0">2026 AOM PNP Doctoral Consortium Application Link

Participants need to become student members of AOM ($106) to attend the event. Needs-based funding is available to a limited number of accepted applicants to pay for conference registration.

Notification of acceptance will be shared by April 17, 2026. Early registration rates for AOM end on April 21, 2026. 

If accepted, you will be expected to share a full draft of your paper no later than one week before the consortium