program area

Business

Interdisciplinary Studies

award type

Active students (In-course)

Doctoral Academic Excellence Awards provide awards of up to $10,000 to RRU doctoral students to support the research phase of the program and to encourage the timely completion of study. The intention of this funding is to support students who have not yet received substantial financial support, who show the promise of academic excellence including coursework and progress towards the Candidacy and/or proposal, and whose research will either impact management research and practice (DBA Program) or will make a distinct interdisciplinary contribution to applied scholarship in the social sciences (DSocSci Program).

Eligibility

  • Less than three active years in the program (i.e., 36 months or less, excluding Leaves). 
  • Reasonable financial need and other awards in relation to other applicants may be taken into consideration where the panel employs a wish to “spread the love”.  
  • Maximum two Doctoral Academic Excellence Awards per recipient.

How to apply

Pending the availability of funding, the competition aims to run annually from September 1 to November 1 (closes 11:59 p.m. (Pacific)).

Submit

  1. The online award application as linked below.
  2. A maximum 750-word research proposal that includes the research problem, research question, the importance of research to advance theory and practice, and a reflection on the applicant’s intellectual leadership.
  3. A reference letter from their academic supervisor if a supervisor is in place and/or if this is a second application for this award. This letter may be emailed directly to Financial Aid and Awards.

A full list of awards in the In-Course Award competition will be viewable upon login. To be considered for these other awards, one additional page may be attached addressing eligibility criteria with your name in top margin.

Apply Online