IPMA recognises excellence in project management research by young researchers (under 35 years of age), established researchers, and teams. RMB also recommends outstanding researchers of international repute for its life-time achievement award. The goal of IPMA Research Awards is to promote excellence within the research community. Juried prizes awarded at World Congresses. Audiences: Candidates and those who value and support these categories of research(ers). Benefits: Proven model for researchers to gain visibility within the research community.
Objectives
- Recognize and foster project management research
- Celebrate awards
- Get young talented researchers into the research
Current Categories of RMB Awards
- IPMA Young Research Award: Cutting edge research of a young researcher. Applicant is not older than 35 years, or can prove that he/she is less than 10 years involved in research.
- IPMA Research Award: Cutting edge research project of a researcher or a team. The application of interdisciplinary projects is encouraged.
- IPMA Research Achievement Award: Researcher is honoured for his/her oevre in project management research. The application of interdisciplinary projects is encouraged. Per nomination only.
- In addition to the award winners, the jury also honours further outstanding research contributions in each category with the award IPMA Outstanding Research Contributions.
In the categories IPMA Research Award and IPMA Young Researcher Award we distinguish two prizes:
- Award Winner
- Honours for Outstanding Research Contributions.
Winners and honours can present their research at the annual IPMA World Congress, where all IPMA Research Award winners and honours are announced.
IPMA Research Awards: Application
- Researchers may come from academia, other research institutions or industry.
- Researcher may come from disciplines other than project management but must contribute to the development of project, program management, project-oriented companies or any element named in the ICB – International Competence Baseline.
- The candidates apply with a research project. The research project must have had at least a duration of one year and must be completed, when the application is handed in. For the application 2011, the completion of research project may date back to 1. January 2011.
- Researchers can apply for the categories IPMA Young Researcher Award and the IPMA Research Award
- If a researcher (or lead researcher of a team) wins an IPMA Research Award, this person should not apply for the IPMA Research Awards the following three years.
IPMA Research Awards: Evaluation criteria
- n the evaluation the jury considers the research results as well as the research process.
- The evaluation criteria are:
- Research results achieved
- Originality and innovation
- Theoretical foundation
- Transparency and professionalism of research process
- Practical relevance
- Management as research project
Call for Applications, IPMA Research Awards 2012
The call for applications for the IPMA Research Awards 2012, due 15 May, can be found here.
Application Form, 2012 IPMA Researcher Award (MS Word doc).
Application Form, 2012 IPMA Young Researcher Award (MS Word doc )
See Our Young Research Award Winners, 2007-2011
See Our Research Award Winners, 2007-2011
See Our Research Achievement Award Winners