Dear colleagues,

 

You’re running out of time to make AIB history! The first-ever AIB-UNCTAD Award for Research on Investment and Development will be presented at our 2020 Annual Meeting—submit your paper by February 15, 2020 for your chance to win.

 

This award is an outstanding opportunity for PhD students and early-career scholars to get some well-deserved recognition for their work on international development. The winner will also be offered an opportunity to collaborate with UNCTAD’s Division of Investment and Enterprise.

 

Full details on eligibility and the application process can be found below—make your submission or share this information with an eligible colleague before it’s too late.

 

Sincerely,

The AIB Secretariat

 

 

AIB-UNCTAD Award for Research on Investment and Development

Eligibility: This award is open to PhD students and early-career researchers with no more than five years of full-time work experience. Applicants for this award must submit a previously unpublished paper with an explicit focus on policy and international development by February 15, 2020.

 

Overview: The UNCTAD Division of Investment and Enterprise (DIAE) and the Academy of International Business (AIB) have jointly established an award for the best young academic research work on international investment and development. Winners of this award receive a certificate of recognition at the AIB Annual Meeting, an invitation to apply for a three-month consultancy contract with UNCTAD’s Division of Investment and Enterprise, and an invitation to publish their award-winning paper in the peer-reviewed UNCTAD journal Transnational Corporations.

 

Application: Eligible papers should meet the following criteria: (1) Original and innovative research; (2) Topical issues with a discussion of policy implications; (3) Focus on development (i.e. how to ensure that international investment and multinational enterprises contribute to sustainable development). The paper must not have been previously published. Co-authorship is permitted provided all authors meet the stated conditions.

 

Submission: Award submissions must meet the following criteria: have a word count not exceeding 12,000 words (inclusive of appendices, references, and all material); follow the Transnational Corporations guidelines for contributors; include the author(s)’s CV and an abstract not longer than 300 words.

 

In order to be considered for this award, submissions must be sent to [log in to unmask] by February 15, 2020.