PMI Research & Academic Awards

The PMI Research & Academic Awards recognize individuals and published works that significantly advance practical and theoretical practices of Project Management.

PMI Research & Academic Awards

The PMI Research & Academic Awards recognize individuals and published works that significantly advance practical and theoretical practices of Project Management.

Award Categories

PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award

Recognizes the author(s) of a published book that significantly advances Project Management knowledge, concepts, and practice.

Recent Winners:

  • 2024 - Professor Lavagnon Ika, PhD (lead) and Professor Jan Saint-Macary, PhD 
  • 2022 - The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

PMI Research Achievement Award

Celebrates an individual or group of individuals whose work has significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge, and practices of Project Management.

Recent Winners:

Donald S. Barrie Award

Honors a paper that advances A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) in the field of design, procurement, and/or construction.

Recent Winners:
  • 2024 - Dr. Yu Wang
  • 2024 - Dr. Young Hoon Kwak 
  • 2024 - Dr. Qingbin Cui

PMI Young Researcher Award

Recognizes and celebrates emerging leaders in the academic field of Project, Program, or Portfolio Management with potential achievements to make a significant impact on the field and practice.

Recent Winners:

James R. Snyder Student Paper of the Year Award

Recognizes excellence in student development of original concepts in Project Management that advance the concepts, tools, and techniques of managing project-oriented tasks.

Recent Winners:
  • 2024 - Jenny Ngaichan Iao Jörgensen, PhD
  • 2023 - Mohd Fakhri Bin Mohd Noor

PMI Linn Stuckenbruck Teaching Excellence Award

Honors faculty members for excellence in teaching Project Management curricula in higher education.

Recent Winners:

About PMI academic programs & research

Advancing the science and practice of Project Management through the work of academic research and education programs.

Research funding

PMI supports new academic research with the intent to advance knowledge in Project Management.

Accreditation

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Scholarships

PMI provides academic scholarship opportunities for undergraduate or graduate study in Project Management.

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