The Dean’s Teaching Award ($300)

The Zicklin School of Business Dean’s Teaching Award recognizes PhD students for teaching excellence in the classroom. The award represents our commitment to value teaching as a critical component of the PhD training and experience. All PhD students in the business program who have taught for at least two semesters are eligible to apply. Students are eligible once every other year and must be in their first 10 semesters of the program. Candidates need to self-nominate and provide all teaching evaluations and a teaching statement. There will be a maximum of one award per specialization area.  

 

The Jean Boddewyn International Research Grant

Awarded to doctoral students to support research projects related to international business or the global economy that requires funding to cover expenses, including travel to attend academic conferences or summer schools. Preference will be given to supporting projects situated in the European Union (EU).  

 

Mills Tannenbaum Research Excellence Award 

Awarded to top doctoral students to assist in their studies and research. The award is endowed with $2,500.  

Oscar Lasdon Memorial Award  

Awarded to the best doctoral dissertation in the field of Finance or Investment.  

 

Oscar Lasdon Doctoral FellowshipAward  

Awarded to outstanding students who have demonstrated excellence and accomplishments in research (e.g. articles submitted or published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals and/ presentations at top academic conferences). Eligible students must be enrolled at level II or III in the Finance specialization area. 

 

Donald Vredenburgh Research Grant program (DVRG) 

The mission of the Donal Vredenburgh Research Grant is to foster a research‐ oriented academic culture among Ph.D. students in the Business Program. This grant supports outstanding research project proposals by furthering student professional progress, providing funds to conduct doctoral research publications, presentations, and professional networking. Applicants may submit a budget between $500 and $3,000.  

Donald Vredenburgh Best Research Paper Award (DVBRPA) 

This award has been established to recognize outstanding, completed research work that has been published or accepted for publication at a top-rated academic journal. Awardees need to be the first or single author of the paper, and the paper needs to be published or accepted for publication in the corresponding academic year. The award is endowed with $2,000. 

Joseph and Jane Weintrop Accounting Doctoral Student Research Award 

Awarded to doctoral students specializing in Accountancy to assist in their research. 

 

Weinstein Professorship Fellowship

Awarded to doctoral students specializing in Accountancy.