PMI Research Achievement Award Nomination

The PMI Research Achievement Award recognizes and honors an individual whose work has significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge, and practices of project management through a published body of academic research.

PMI Research Achievement Award Nomination

The PMI Research Achievement Award recognizes and honors an individual whose work has significantly advanced the concepts, knowledge, and practices of project management through a published body of academic research.

Selection criteria

Criterion 1:

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.

Criterion 2:

The researcher’s scientific contribution must have an enduring theoretical, empirical, or practical value.

Key dates

Winter 2024 - Nominations open
Spring 2025 - Finalists notified
September 2025 - Winners announced

Though impactful research tends to be a collective endeavor, this award is given to only one individual to recognize exceptional contributions to the field of project management.

Nominees for the PMI Research Achievement Award:

  • Made a significant contribution to the advancement of the field of project management through academic research
  • May work in any type of organization: corporate, government, nonprofit, or academic
  • Do not need to be PMI members

However, some individuals are ineligible for the award.

  • Current PMI team members
  • Current members of PMI’s Academic Insight Team (AIT)
  • Anyone who has received this award within the last 10 years
  • Individuals who have failed to comply with PMI policies and procedures, including PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Current members of PMI’s Board of Directors may not participate in nomination or evaluation.

Though impactful research tends to be a collective endeavor, this award is given to only one individual to recognize exceptional contributions to the field of project management.

Nominees for the PMI Research Achievement Award:

  • Made a significant contribution to the advancement of the field of project management through academic research
  • May work in any type of organization: corporate, government, nonprofit, or academic
  • Do not need to be PMI members

However, some individuals are ineligible for the award.

  • Current PMI team members
  • Current members of PMI’s Academic Insight Team (AIT)
  • Anyone who has received this award within the last 10 years
  • Individuals who have failed to comply with PMI policies and procedures, including PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Current members of PMI’s Board of Directors may not participate in nomination or evaluation.