The Doctoral Student Fellowships Program is designed to support doctoral students and beginning faculty, assisting in their careers and supporting the field of management education. The MERInstitute offers year-long US$20,000 Doctoral Student Fellowships.
Data from the extensive large-scale data sets gathered through GMAC® surveys of prospective graduate management students, current students, alumni, and employers are also available for licensing. Read the Call for Proposals for research topics of interest to the MERInstitute.
Deadlines
10 October 2008: Deadline for proposal submission
5 January 2009: Award notification
How to Apply
Submit an electronic copy of your proposal and related materials to research@gmac.com. Contact Sabeen Sheikh at +1-703-245-4366 with any questions regarding the application or submission process.
Title sheets with the following information should be included with the proposal:
- Title of the Research Proposal
- Investigator Name, Title, and Institution
- Advisor Name, Title, and Institution
- Address, including City, State, Zip/Postal Code, and Country
- Telephone and E-mail Address
If applicable, also include the grant office contact information for the investigator(s).
Proposals should be no more than 2,000 words and should include the following information:
- Abstract
- Study rationale, including succinct literature review
- Methods and procedures for conducting study (If requesting GMAC® data, include description of specific data sets needed.)
- Study outcomes, timelines, and budget (If applicable, indicate any matching funds committed from other funding sources.)
In addition, the following materials should be submitted separate from the application:
- Current curriculum vitae or resume
- Name and contact information for two references
Only proposals whose objectives include dissertation completion and/or submission of manuscript(s) to refereed professional journals will be considered. Evaluation criteria will include importance of proposed topic, contribution to current research, clarity of hypothesis or objective, strength of methodology and proposed statistical analysis, likelihood of interest by a professional journal, and relevant experience and research record of applicant.
Selection of doctoral student fellowship candidates is based on the following factors:
- Project fit with GMAC® and the MERInstitute mission and research agenda
- Quality of research design
- Investigator understanding of the issue
- Appropriateness of methods
- Feasibility of schedule and budget
- Investigator experience/competence to conduct the study
- Significance and potential of research making an important contribution to management education
Citizens of all nations are encouraged to apply.