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Research Awards
AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges - This award is given annually to recognize work based on its impact to society of responsible research in accounting. Responsible research is defined as research that produces both useful and credible knowledge addressing problems important to policy-setters, organizations, and society. Selected works must have been published in the previous three years. The recipients receive a $5000 prize.		January 31
*Accounting Horizons* Best Paper Award - This award is given annually. AAA members vote to choose the recipient from the top five papers selected by the Journal’s editors.		No Stated Deadline
Competitive Manuscript Award - This award is given annually to up to three papers selected based on interest in their subject matter, depth of research, contribution to knowledge, and organization of subject matter. Papers must be sole authored by current PhD students or scholars receiving their PhDs within the previous five years. Manuscripts under review at another journal other than The Accounting Review and previously published manuscripts are not eligible.		January 31
Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award - This award is given annually to work which is judged to have made or will make the most significant contribution to the advancement of practice in any area. Selected works must have been published within the previous five years and receive a medal and $5000 prize. ^{a, b}		January 31
Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award - This award is given annually to recognize work based on its potential magnitude of contribution to accounting education, practice, and future accounting research. Accounting education and practice are broadly defined, including doctoral students and practical implications beyond the accounting function, respectively. Selected works must have been published between five and fifteen years ago and receive a $2500 prize. ^a		January 31
Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award - This award is given annually. AAA members vote to choose the recipient from the top five papers selected by the Journal’s editors.		No Stated Deadline
Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award - This award is given annually to recognize work(s) based on their potential magnitude of contribution to accounting education, practice, and future accounting research. Accounting education and practice are broadly defined, including doctoral students and practical implications beyond the accounting function, respectively. Selected works must have been published in the previous five years and receive a $2500 prize. ^{a, b}		January 31
Seminal Contribution to Accounting Literature Award - This award is intended to recognize works that have stood the test of time and have contributed in a fundamental way to later research. Seminal is defined as "having the character of an originative power, principle or source; containing or contribution to the seed of later development."		January 31
Teaching Awards
Innovation in Accounting Education Award - to encourage and recognize innovation in accounting education		January 31
Outstanding Accounting Educator Award - to recognize educators whose careers have been sustained and substantive		January 31
Service Awards
Lifetime Service Award - to recognize service contributions to accounting education over a sustained period of time		January 31
Outstanding Service Award - to recognize outstanding services to the Association other than educational and research contributions		No Stated Deadline
^a Although the award generally recognizes a single publication, two or more related publications stemming from the same program of study, addressing a well-defined research objective, and with an identical author group, may be considered for a joint nomination. In this case, each related publication must comply with all other eligibility requirements. Justification for considering the nominated publications as a whole must be provided in the nomination letter. ^bThe AAA Board of Directors voted at its meeting in March 1990 that the Deloitte Wildman Medal Award and the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award serve different purposes and that it would be rare that one work would be the recipient of both of these awards.

AAA Section Awards

2020 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients
2019 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients
2018 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients
2017 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients
2016 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients
2015 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients
2014 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients


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Accounting Behavior and Organizations

ABO Notable (Lifetime) Contribution Award in Behavioral Accounting Literature - a Lifetime Contribution Award given to an individual who has contributed substantially to the theory and practice of behavioral accounting research during the individual's academic career.	May 28	go to page

ABO Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding doctoral dissertation on a behavioral or organizational topic.	May 28	go to page

BRIA Best Paper Award - to recognize annually a paper published in BRIA with the greatest impact or potential impact on behavioral and/or organizational research in accounting.	June 10 (yearly)	go to page

Accounting Information Systems Section

Notable Contribution to Accounting Information Systems Literature Award - to recognize outstanding contributions to the literature in accounting information systems.	March 15 (yearly)	go to page

Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of accounting information systems.		go to page

American Taxation Association

ATA Tax Manuscript Award - an annual award for a significant contribution to the tax literature published during the prior three years.	January 15 (yearly)	go to page

ATA Teaching Innovation Award - an annual award for an innovative teaching technique or method in an undergraduate or graduate tax course.	January 15 (yearly)	go to page

The Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award - awarded by the ATA Section to recognize, honor and reward outstanding contributions by a faculty member teaching taxation at a recognized academic institution.	January 31 (yearly)	go to page

ATA/PricewaterhouseCoopers Outstanding Dissertation Award - an annual award for the Outstanding Tax Dissertation at the annual ATA luncheon.	February 3 (yearly)	go to page

ATA Outstanding Service Award - to recognize an ATA member who has provided outstanding service to the ATA for an extended period of time.	January 31 (yearly)	go to page

Auditing Section

Distinguished Service in Auditing Award - to recognize exemplary career service to the Auditing profession or the Section and scholarly contributions to the field of Auditing.	July 15	go to page

Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award - to encourage innovation and improvement in auditing and assurance education.	July 15	go to page

Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award - to recognize most outstanding contribution to auditing knowledge.	July 15	go to page

Outstanding Auditing Educator Award - to recognize significant achievements in research or teaching in the field of Auditing.	July 15	go to page

Notable Contributions to the Auditing Literature Award - to recognize research works of exceptional merit that make a direct contribution to auditing or assurance education, practice, or research.	July 15	go to page

A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper Award - to recognize a paper published in AJPTthat has had a significant influence on, or the potential to significantly influence, auditing research or practice.	July 15	go to page

Diversity Section

Research Excellence Award and Service Excellence Award - To recognize outstanding achievements in research and service to the Diversity Section by a member or an officer.

Financial Accounting and Reporting Section

Best Dissertation Award - to recognize the author of an outstanding financial accounting/reporting dissertation.	March 1, 2018	go to page

Best Paper Award - to enhance interaction among academic and practicing members and provide an incentive for researchers to focus their efforts on topics relevant to the practicing profession and standard-setters.	March 1, 2018	go to page

Best Midyear Meeting Paper Award- to recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting	March 1, 2018	go to page

Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award- to recognize an individual's distinguished efforts in teaching and mentoring doctoral students in the financial accounting research area over the course of his career	March 1, 2018	go to page

Excellence in Reviewing Awards- to recognize reviewers that demonstrate excellence in reviewing papers as part of the paper selection process for the FARS Midyear meeting and AAA Annual Meeting	March 1, 2018	go to page

Lifetime Achievement Award - to recognize an individual’s achievements in outstanding thought leadership in financial accounting research over the course of his/her career.		go to page

Lifetime Service Award- to recognize distinguished service contributions to the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section	March 1, 2018	go to page

Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award - To recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting.	March 1, 2018	go to page

Outstanding Discussion Award- to recognize discussants that provide outstanding discussions of papers presented at the FARS Midyear meeting	March 1, 2018	go to page

Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award- to recognize effort to develop something new or different that increases student interest in the study of financial accounting or that improves the effectiveness and efficiency of financial accounting education	March 1, 2018	go to page

Forensic Accounting Section

Forensic Accounting Section Best Research Paper Award	April 29	go to page

Forensic Accounting Section Best Teaching Innovation Award	April 29	go to page

Forensic Accounting Section Dissertation Paper Award	April 29	go to page

Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section

KPMG Mentoring Award Gender Section - A Mentoring Award will be awarded each year to a special mentor (female or male) who has affected the lives of students in accounting.	March 1 (yearly)	go to page

KPMG Outstanding Published Manuscript Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding manuscript selected from submitted published articles published in the prior calendar year.	March 1 (yearly)	go to page

KPMG Outstanding Dissertation Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding dissertation selected from dissertations submitted for consideration that were completed in the prior calendar year.	March 1 (yearly)	go to page

KPMG Best Paper Award Gender Section - awarded each year to one of the papers presented at the Annual Meeting.	Same as Annual Meeting Paper Submission Deadline	go to page

Government and Nonprofit Section

Outstanding Dissertation Award in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting - to recognize the best contribution to governmental and nonprofit accounting research.	April 15 (yearly)	go to page

Government and Nonprofit Section Doctoral Dissertation Grants - a competitive dissertation grant program to help defray certain costs for individuals conducting dissertation research on governmental and nonprofit topics.	April 15 (yearly)	go to page

International Accounting Section

Outstanding International Accounting Service Award	February 15, 2017	go to page

Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award	February 28, 2018	go to page

Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award	February 25, 2018	go to page

Management Accounting Section

Management Accounting Section Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertation research in the field of management accounting.	February 15 (yearly)	go to page

Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award - Consideration is given to books, monographs, and journal articles on management accounting topics published within the past five calendar years.	February 15 (yearly)	go to page

The Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education - to recognize an outstanding teaching or curriculum contribution to the area of management/cost accounting education.	February 15 (yearly)	go to page

Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Section Award - to recognize individuals who have made significant contribution to the Management Accounting Section.	October 7(yearly)	go to page

JMAR Best Paper Award - presented annually to the JMAR paper deemed to have the greatest potential impact on management accounting research.	October 1 (yearly)	go to page

Best Early Career Researcher in Management Accounting	March 1 (yearly)	go to page

Greatest Impact on Practice	August 31 (yearly)	go to page

Public Interest Section

Accounting Exemplar Award - awarded to an individual who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice.	April 01 (yearly)	go to page

Strategic and Emerging Technologies

SET Section Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the fields of artificial intelligence and/or emerging technologies.	March 31	go to page

SET Section Outstanding Educator Award - to recognize an educator for their outstanding education contribution in the field of SET.	March 31	go to page

SET Section Outstanding Researcher Award - to recognize a researcher for their outstanding published research in the field of SET.	March 31	go to page

Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Section

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Outstanding Research in Accounting Education Award - to encourage and recognize excellence in accounting education research.	April 15	go to page

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Hall of Honor Award - to recognize a TLC member who has provided outstanding service to the section for an extended period of time.	April 15	go to page

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Outstanding Instructional Contribution Award	April 15	go to page

Two-Year College Section

Two-Year College Section Educator of the Year Award - to recognize distinguished service in the field of accounting education.	No Stated Deadline	go to page

Two-Year College Section Lifetime Achievement in Accounting Education Award - to recognize full-time college accounting educators who have distinguished themselves for excellence in teaching and for involvement in the accounting profession.	No Stated Deadline	go to page

AAA Section Awards Details


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Academy of Accounting Historians Section
Alfred R. Roberts Memorial Research Award - named in honor of Dr. Alfred R. Roberts, second President and long-serving Secretary of the Academy, and provides grants for research which seek to support the 35 goals identified by Professor Emeritus Richard Vangermeersch as to accounting history research.		March 1	go to page

Barbara D. Merino Award for Excellence in Accounting History Publication - to recognize the author of the best book on an accounting historical topic published in the current or previous two years.	Barbara Merino	March 1	go to page

Best Paper Award - at the beginning of each year, the editor of the AHJ chooses a recipient of the Best Paper Award from the previous year's journals.		Selected by Editor	go to page

The Hourglass Award - is presented to an individual who has made a demonstrable and significant contribution to knowledge through research and publication in accounting history.		March 1	go to page

Innovation in Accounting History Education Award - to encourage innovations in accounting history education.		March 1	go to page

Margit F. and Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship	Schoenfeld's	March 1	go to page

Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award		March 1	go to page

Vangermeersch Manuscript Award		March 1	go to page

Accounting Behavior and Organizations Section

ABO Notable (Lifetime) Contribution Award in Behavioral Accounting Literature - a Lifetime Contribution Award given to an individual who has contributed substantially to the theory and practice of behavioral accounting research during the individual's academic career.		May 31	go to page

ABO Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding doctoral dissertation on a behavioral or organizational topic.		May 31	go to page

BRIA Best Paper Award - to recognize annually a paper published in BRIA with the greatest impact or potential impact on behavioral and/or organizational research in accounting.		June 10	go to page

Accounting Information Systems Section

Notable Contribution to Accounting Information Systems Literature Award - to recognize outstanding contributions to the literature in accounting information systems.		October	go to page

Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of accounting information systems.		October	go to page

American Taxation Association

ATA Tax Manuscript Award - an annual award for a significant contribution to the tax literature published during the prior three years.		January 15 (yearly)	go to page

ATA Teaching Innovation Award - an annual award for an innovative teaching technique or method in an undergraduate or graduate tax course.		January 15 (yearly)	go to page

The Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award - awarded by the ATA Section to recognize, honor and reward outstanding contributions by a faculty member teaching taxation at a recognized academic institution.		January 31 (yearly)	go to page

ATA/PricewaterhouseCoopers Outstanding Dissertation Award - an annual award for the Outstanding Tax Dissertation at the annual ATA luncheon.		February 3 (yearly)	go to page

ATA Outstanding Service Award - to recognize an ATA member who has provided outstanding service to the ATA for an extended period of time.		January 31 (yearly)	go to page

Auditing Section

Distinguished Service in Auditing Award - to recognize exemplary career service to the Auditing profession or the Section and scholarly contributions to the field of Auditing.		July 15	go to page

Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award - to encourage innovation and improvement in auditing and assurance education.		July 15	go to page

Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award - to recognize most outstanding contribution to auditing knowledge.		July 15	go to page

Outstanding Auditing Educator Award - to recognize significant achievements in research or teaching in the field of Auditing.		July 15	go to page

Notable Contributions to the Auditing Literature Award - to recognize research works of exceptional merit that make a direct contribution to auditing or assurance education, practice, or research.		July 15	go to page

A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper Award - to recognize a paper published in AJPTthat has had a significant influence on, or the potential to significantly influence, auditing research or practice.		July 15	go to page

Diversity Section

Research Excellence Award and Service Excellence Award - To recognize outstanding achievements in research and service to the Diversity Section by a member or an officer.

Financial Accounting and Reporting Section

Best Dissertation Award - to recognize the author of an outstanding financial accounting/reporting dissertation.		March 1	go to page

Best Paper Award - to enhance interaction among academic and practicing members and provide an incentive for researchers to focus their efforts on topics relevant to the practicing profession and standard-setters.		March 1	go to page

Best Midyear Meeting Paper Award- to recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting		March 1	go to page

Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award- to recognize an individual's distinguished efforts in teaching and mentoring doctoral students in the financial accounting research area over the course of his career		March 1	go to page

Excellence in Reviewing Awards- to recognize reviewers that demonstrate excellence in reviewing papers as part of the paper selection process for the FARS Midyear meeting and AAA Annual Meeting		March 1	go to page

Lifetime Achievement Award - to recognize an individual’s achievements in outstanding thought leadership in financial accounting research over the course of his/her career.			go to page

Lifetime Service Award- to recognize distinguished service contributions to the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section		March 1	go to page

Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award - To recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting.		March 1	go to page

Outstanding Discussion Award- to recognize discussants that provide outstanding discussions of papers presented at the FARS Midyear meeting		March 1	go to page

Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award- to recognize effort to develop something new or different that increases student interest in the study of financial accounting or that improves the effectiveness and efficiency of financial accounting education		March 1	go to page

Forensic Accounting Section

Forensic Accounting Section Best Research Paper Award		April 29	go to page

Forensic Accounting Section Best Teaching Innovation Award		April 29	go to page

Forensic Accounting Section Dissertation Paper Award		April 29	go to page

Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section

KPMG Mentoring Award Gender Section - A Mentoring Award will be awarded each year to a special mentor (female or male) who has affected the lives of students in accounting.		March 1 (yearly)	go to page

KPMG Outstanding Published Manuscript Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding manuscript selected from submitted published articles published in the prior calendar year.		March 1 (yearly)	go to page

KPMG Outstanding Dissertation Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding dissertation selected from dissertations submitted for consideration that were completed in the prior calendar year.		March 1 (yearly)	go to page

KPMG Best Paper Award Gender Section - awarded each year to one of the papers presented at the Annual Meeting.		Same as Annual Meeting Paper Submission Deadline	go to page

Government and Nonprofit Section

Outstanding Dissertation Award in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting - to recognize the best contribution to governmental and nonprofit accounting research.		April 15 (yearly)	go to page

Government and Nonprofit Section Doctoral Dissertation Grants - a competitive dissertation grant program to help defray certain costs for individuals conducting dissertation research on governmental and nonprofit topics.		April 15 (yearly)	go to page

International Accounting Section

Outstanding International Accounting Service Award		February 15	go to page

Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award		February 28	go to page

Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award		February 25	go to page

Leadership In Accounting Education Section
Mark Chain/Deloitte Innovation in Graduate Teaching Award		March 31	go to page

Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Merit Award		November 1	go to page

Jim Benjamin Lifetime Service Award		November 1	go to page

The EYARC Catherine Banks Disruptor Award		November 1	go to page

Practitioner Service Award		November 1	go to page

KPMG Accounting Program Innovation Award		November 1	go to page

Management Accounting Section

Management Accounting Section Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertation research in the field of management accounting.		February 15 (yearly)	go to page

Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award - Consideration is given to books, monographs, and journal articles on management accounting topics published within the past five calendar years.		February 15 (yearly)	go to page

The Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education - to recognize an outstanding teaching or curriculum contribution to the area of management/cost accounting education.		February 15 (yearly)	go to page

Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Section Award - to recognize individuals who have made significant contribution to the Management Accounting Section.		October 7(yearly)	go to page

JMAR Best Paper Award - presented annually to the JMAR paper deemed to have the greatest potential impact on management accounting research.		October 1 (yearly)	go to page

Best Early Career Researcher in Management Accounting		March 1 (yearly)	go to page

Greatest Impact on Practice		August 31 (yearly)	go to page

Public Interest Section

Accounting Exemplar Award - awarded to an individual who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice.		April 01 (yearly)	go to page

Strategic and Emerging Technologies

SET Section Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the fields of artificial intelligence and/or emerging technologies.		March 31	go to page

SET Section Outstanding Educator Award - to recognize an educator for their outstanding education contribution in the field of SET.		March 31	go to page

SET Section Outstanding Researcher Award - to recognize a researcher for their outstanding published research in the field of SET.		March 31	go to page

Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Section

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Outstanding Research in Accounting Education Award - to encourage and recognize excellence in accounting education research.		April 15	go to page

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Hall of Honor Award - to recognize a TLC member who has provided outstanding service to the section for an extended period of time.		April 15	go to page

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Outstanding Instructional Contribution Award		April 15	go to page

Two-Year College Section

Two-Year College Section Educator of the Year Award - to recognize distinguished service in the field of accounting education.		No Stated Deadline	go to page

Two-Year College Section Lifetime Achievement in Accounting Education Award - to recognize full-time college accounting educators who have distinguished themselves for excellence in teaching and for involvement in the accounting profession.		No Stated Deadline	go to page

Other Accounting Awards/Grants

AICPA Accounting Education Center
The AICPA Academics Area calls for professors to submit their most innovative accounting course teaching techniques for the opportunity to earn an award.

Laurels Fund Scholarship
The Educational Foundation For Women in Accounting (EFWA) established the Laurels Fund in 1978 for the purpose of providing scholarships to female students who are pursuing advanced degrees in Accounting. Scholarships may be awarded up to $5,000 to deserving Ph.D. students.

AGA National Awards — These awards are presented at the annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition. In many cases, individuals do not have to be members of AGA to be eligible.

The IMA Foundation for Applied Research (FAR) Research Grant — In recognition of the vital role of IMA's research, The IMA Foundation for Applied Research, Inc. (FAR) was formed in 1994, IMA's 75th anniversary year. The founding trustee's intent was to ensure sufficient resources, both human and financial, to sustain and augment IMA's role as a valued center of research on the most important practice issues of the day while also identifying financial management trends to meet the challenges of the next millennium. The IMA's Foundation for Applied Research (FAR) is currently seeking research proposals in the following areas:

Applications of Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Measures
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Business Intelligence (BI)

The Fulbright Scholar Program — Administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). CIES annually recruits and sends nearly 800 U.S. faculty and professionals to 140 countries on its traditional program and brings 800 foreign faculty and professionals to the U.S.

2008 AAA Inventory of Awards (PDF)

Awards Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at the 2001 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting

Auditor Independence: Grants for Research Proposals - (Fall 2000) The AAA received $500,000 to fund research dealing with the subject of auditor independence.

AAA/AICPA Collaborative Award Winners - Recipients 1996 - 2000.

AAA Awards

The AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize

The Accounting Hall of Fame
Established at The Ohio State University

AAA Presidential Scholars

Press Releases for the 2024 AAA Award Recipients

2025 AAA Awards
Call for Nominations is Open!

AAA Section Awards

AAA Section Awards Details

Other Accounting Awards/Grants

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AAA Awards

The AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize

The Accounting Hall of Fame Established at The Ohio State University

AAA Presidential Scholars

Press Releases for the 2024 AAA Award Recipients

2025 AAA Awards Call for Nominations is Open!

AAA Section Awards

AAA Section Awards Details

Other Accounting Awards/Grants

The Accounting Hall of Fame
Established at The Ohio State University

2025 AAA Awards
Call for Nominations is Open!