FARS Emerging Scholar Award

The Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) Emerging Scholar Award is conferred annually and recognizes an early-career researcher with an exemplary body of research in financial reporting. The award carries with it a $1,500 cash prize and an engraved plaque, to be awarded during the January Midyear Meeting following the nomination deadline.

Evaluation Process

Nominations will be reviewed by the Emerging Scholar Award Committee, and decisions will be based on:

  • Originality and significance of the nominee’s research.
  • Methodological rigor and scholarly impact.
  • Contributions to advancing the understanding and practice of financial reporting.
  • Potential for stimulating future benefits to financial reporting research

Eligibility

Eligible recipients should be within six years of receiving their doctoral degree as of the nomination deadline. For example, for the September 15, 2025, nomination deadline, candidates must have earned their PhD after September 1, 2019, and any research published or forthcoming by the nomination deadline will be considered.

In addition, the candidate must be a member of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the AAA at the time of the award.

Award Committee

The Emerging Scholar Award Committee consists of five to seven members appointed annually by the FARS President. The term of service for committee members is one year. The chair of the committee is responsible for accepting nominations, organizing the evaluation of the submitted materials, and working with the committee to determine a recipient.

Submission Instructions and Materials

Nomination materials should include:

  • A brief cover letter outlining the case for the nominee.
  • A current CV for the nominee, including status information on any working papers.
  • PDF copies of all papers to be considered as part of the case.

Letters of support for the nomination are welcome but not required. Self-nominations are allowed and encouraged.

Nominations and questions should be directed to the Chair of the Emerging Scholar Award Committee, Nemit Shroff (shroff@mit.edu)

Submissions are due by September 15th, annually. Extended to 9/30/2026!

President's Letter

A Letter from Our Section President
Ted Christensen, University of Georgia
FARS Section President, 2026–2027

Dear FARS Section Members:

It is a privilege to welcome you to the 2026–2027 academic year and to begin my term as president of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section. FARS has long been an important community for scholars, educators, doctoral students, and practitioners interested in financial accounting and reporting, and I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the section.

I would first like to express my sincere appreciation to Shana Clor-Proell for her leadership during the past year. Her commitment to the section and its members has helped sustain the collegiality, intellectual engagement, and spirit of service that distinguish FARS. I have learned a lot while shadowing her this past year. I am also grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of our activities over the past year—including those who presented research, served as reviewers and discussants, organized sessions, participated on committees, and supported our meetings and programs.

As we look ahead, I am excited about the opportunities before us.

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Journal

Journal of Financial Reporting

The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR) is the academic journal of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association. 

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Research

FARS Research Objectives:

  • A. to encourage, facilitate, and publicize research in financial accounting and reporting.
  • B. to communicate interests, intentions, and actual work-in-process in the area.
  • C. to identify areas in need of research.
  • D. to provide opportunities for public exposure of research results through AAA meetings (annual, regional, and special meetings devoted solely to financial accounting and reporting) and publications (including working papers and a separate journal for financial accounting and reporting, if warranted).

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