AI Dissertation Proposal Competition
Mays Business School at Texas A&M University has launched the "Building a Better Future Through Business and AI" dissertation proposal competition, offering six $10,000 awards to recognize outstanding doctoral research in AI across business disciplines.
Key Details:
- Six awards of $10,000 each, one for each business discipline (Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management)
- Open to doctoral students from US accredited business schools who have successfully defended their dissertation proposals
- Submission deadline: June 1, 2026
- Winners will present their research at Mays Business School on September 24-26, 2026
Submission Requirements:
- 3,000-word maximum dissertation proposal summary
- 150-word abstract
- Student CV
- Nomination letter from dissertation chair confirming successful proposal defense and anticipated graduation date
This competition, supported by Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation, aims to recognize groundbreaking dissertation research that leverages AI techniques or studies AI's impacts in business.
Students can find full details and submit their proposals here: https://mays.tamu.edu/ai/ai-dissertation-competition/competition-details/
For any questions, please email AIcompetition@mays.tamu.edu.
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Bin Zhang
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
College Station TX
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