Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant Program
Forecasted
Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant Program supports doctoral students’ strategic management research and data collection to strengthen dissertations and advance theoretical or empirical contributions.
Funder: Strategic Management Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to US$10,000 per grant for a two-year grant period
Summary: Supports original strategic management dissertation research through funding for direct research and data collection expenses.
Key Information: Applicants must be full-time doctoral students; previous recipients of this program’s funding cannot reapply.
Description
The Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant Program is administered by the Strategic Management Society’s Strategy Research Foundation (SRF). It supports original strategic management research required for a research doctoral degree, such as a Ph.D. or equivalent. Grants supplement students’ other financial resources to improve dissertation quality, expand research scope, strengthen research design, or otherwise enrich the project.
The program supports research with the potential to make new and substantial theoretical or empirical contributions to strategic management. It emphasizes methodological rigor, alignment between research questions and methods, and the difference funding would make to the dissertation. Renamed in 2022 to honor Professor Will Mitchell, the program reflects his commitment to doctoral students and research with substantive impact.
