Criteria

The PMI Research Achievement Award requires candidates to demonstrate the following criteria: 

• The nominee must have significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge, and practices that contribute to the project management field through a published body of academic research.
•  The researcher’s scientific contribution must have an enduring theoretical, empirical, or practical value.

Rules & Conditions

• Only one PMI Research Achievement Award will be given annually.
• Nominations that are submitted incomplete, incorrectly formatted, late, or in a language other than English will not be considered.
• PMI will not reimburse any expense for assembling nomination or presentation materials.
• PMI reserves the right within its sole discretion, and at any time up to presentation of the award, to determine whether a nomination is or has become ineligible.
  • If this happens, PMI will notify the lead nominator and the candidate of its decision as soon as possible.
  • Declined nominations cannot be revised or resubmitted.
• PMI reserves the right not to present the award for a particular year in which the evaluations completed indicate that nominations and supporting materials did not sufficiently demonstrate the stated criteria.

All submissions are rigorously reviewed by qualified volunteers and subject matter experts, leading to the selection of finalists and one overall winner.

Step 1 — Application

To begin the application process, the nominee must be nominated by one or more individuals. If multiple people support the nomination, one must be designated as the lead nominator. The lead nominator is responsible for assembling and submitting the complete nomination package through the PMI Awards Platform, including all required elements listed below.

• Curriculum Vitae with a complete list of publications (Mandatory)
• A description of the body of research on which the nomination is based and its contribution to the field of project management
• An explanation of how the nominee's work has significantly advanced project management concepts, knowledge, and practices
• Evidence of the enduring theoretical, empirical, or practical value of the research
• Minimum of two, one-page letters of support explaining their rationale for supporting the nominee, disclosing any direct personal or professional relationship, and including nominators’ signatures and the date

Step 2 — Review Process

Verify the nominee’s eligibility and that all required materials have been submitted. Distribute and collect required paperwork, including PMI release and permissions forms.

Step 3 — Global Evaluation

A review team of global volunteers evaluates the nominations. Nominees are scored based on the rubric for each criterion.

Step 4 — Award Winner

The recipient of the PMI Research Achievement Award will be selected and notified following completion of the previous step. The award will be formally announced during the PMI Global Summit.

After the award presentation, the recipient will be publicized through PMI communication channels and external media and may coordinate additional publicity with PMI.