Government and Nonprofit Section Awards

Annual Meeting Best Paper Award

To recognize a paper submitted to the AAA Annual meeting that has the potential to significantly influence government and nonprofit accounting research. Prior Awards


Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award

To recognize a paper submitted to the AAA Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting that has the potential to significantly influence government and nonprofit accounting research. Prior Awards


Enduring Lifetime Contribution Award

To recognize exemplary career service for a lifetime contribution to government and nonprofit accounting.

Please submit nominations to Karen Kitching, Chair of the Nominations Committee at kkitchin@gmu.edu.  

Nominations are due by Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Prior Awards


Meritorious Service Award

To recognize exemplary career service to the profession or the Government and Nonprofit section. Prior Awards


Notable Contributions to the Accounting Literature Award

To recognize a single (or perhaps a series) of notable (influential) research papers that make a direct and significant contribution to government and nonprofit accounting research. Prior Awards

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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 a 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 an overview of the findings.

Nominations, by self or others, should be made to the Chairperson of the Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee: Amanda Beck at abeck@gsu.edu. Email submissions are preferred. If you have further questions, you can contact Amanda at abeck@gsu.edu.

The submission deadline is Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Prior Awards

President's Letter

 

 

2026 GNP Section Midyear Meeting

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