Government and Nonprofit Section Doctoral Activities Quicklinks Dissertation Grant Program GNP Travel Grants Outstanding Dissertation Award Government and Nonprofit Section Outstanding Dissertation Award The GNP Section sponsors a competitive dissertation award each year. An applicant must be a doctoral candidate with a major or emphasis in accounting from a doctoral granting institution in the United States of America or foreign country. The dissertation must have been successfully defended between March 1st of last year and April 14th of this year. The grant application should include a copy of the dissertation and a 10–20 page summary addressing the relevance of the study to governmental and nonprofit accounting, the research methods employed, and overview of the findings. The submission deadline is April 15. Nominations, by self or others, should be made to the Chairperson of the Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee: Kyle Smith kas1205@msstate.edu Email submissions are preferred. If you have further questions you can contact Kyle at kas1205@msstate.edu. Prior Award Winners President's Letter Message from Nancy Chun Feng, Suffolk University AAA GNP Section President Greetings, GNP Colleagues! I am truly honored to serve as your GNP President. Thank you for entrusting me with this opportunity! I am excited about collaborating with you and advancing the section for another year. It is a privilege to serve a distinguished community of government and not-for-profit accounting scholars, and I take pride in being part of the most collegial section within the AAA. I extend my heartfelt thanks to Brian McAllister for his many years of service to our section and for serving as President of the section this past year. Brian has been deeply involved and served our section very well. He did an excellent job organizing the 2023 Midyear Meeting (MYM) in Denver, Colorado. He has been a great mentor to me over the past year in grasping the responsibilities of the GNP President role. Thank you, Brian! CONTINUE READING... 2025 GNP Section Midyear Meeting Check back for updates on our 2025 Midyear Meeting!
