Deadline for submission: October 9, 2009
The Graduate Management Admission Council® seeks research proposal submissions to our Management Education Research Institute Grant and Fellowship Programs. The Management Education Research Institute seeks to stimulate studies on identified research opportunities and gaps in the management education literature and support investigators that will conduct quality (and publishable) studies that add value to the management education community.
We fund research projects through our grant program, innovative thought leaders through our faculty fellowship program, and talented new professionals through our doctoral student fellowship program. Last year seven projects were awarded a total of more than $369,000 in funding for 2009 by the Institute. The winning proposals were selected from among 56 applications rigorously reviewed by a committee of business school faculty.
The Grants Program is designed to support research projects about graduate management education learning, development, and outcomes. Grants up to $100,000 each are funded for one to three year periods. Examples of topics we are interested in funding include (but are not limited to):
Admission and Selection
- Impact of policies and procedures involved in selecting students for admission to graduate schools of business
- Relationships between student and/or school characteristics and progress through the graduate management education "pipeline" from recruitment through admission, matriculation, and graduation
- Factors influencing changes in the characteristics (demographic, socioeconomic, psychological, and educational) of students seeking and gaining admission to graduate schools of business
- Effects of industry and market conditions on demand for graduate management education
Careers
- Comparison of MBA and non-MBA career paths and success
- Effects of student characteristics on school performance and postgraduate management education career paths
- Effects of school and program characteristics on the subsequent career paths and success of graduates of graduate management education programs
Curriculum
- Effects of the environment (e.g., globalization; workplace diversity; new technologies; and political, social, and economic elements) on curriculum
- Causes and consequences of curriculum change
- Best practices for implementing curricular change, integrating international curriculum, etc.
- Competency and skill needs and assessment from the perspectives of students, alumni, faculty, and/or employers
Defining and Evaluating Success
- Evaluating the value added by graduate management education, including the return on investment for students, alumni, and employers
- Defining and evaluating success metrics for students and managers-success in the program, job performance, career success, etc.
The Faculty Fellowships Program is designed to support innovative and thought-provoking research on pressing issues from management education leaders. The Institute offers $50,000 faculty fellowships for research at the fellows' home institutions.
The Doctoral Student Fellowships Program is designed to support doctoral students and beginning faculty to help them in their careers and support the field of management education. The Institute offers $20,000 doctoral student fellowships for research at the fellows' home institutions.
More information is available at www.gmac.com/MERInstitute. All faculty and administrators are welcome to submit proposals regardless of citizenship or school location.
Regards,
Rachel Edgington
Director, Market Research & Analysis
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