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 before March 1 of the previous year in which the candidate is submitting the application.

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:

Daniel Neely, Ph.D., CPA
Associate Professor
Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Lubar Hall N320
3202 North Maryland Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53211
neely@uwm.edu

Email submissions are preferred. If you have further questions you can contact Daniel at neely@uwm.edu.