Awards
ANZAM has a number of Awards, presented in conjunction with its Annual Conference in December each year. This year, ANZAM is celebrating its 40th Birthday with the addition of some specific awards for this milestone.
It also recognises outstanding scholarship, education, and service to the organisation. The awards include:
- Doctoral Workshop Poster awards – announced at the Doctoral workshop
- Conference Stream chairs – provided with 12 months ANZAM membership
- Conference Best Reviewers per Stream – announcement and certificate presentation at the Conference
- Conference Best papers per Stream – announcement and certificate presentation at the Conference
- Overall – Best Conference paper, for 2026 this includes a cash prize and/or Overall Best Student Conference paper, which includes a cash prize. These awards will be announced at the 2026 Conference – ANZAM awards session
- Conference paper most closely aligned to the Conference theme: cash prize, sponsored by ANZAM’s Journal of Management and Organization. Announced at the 2026 Conference – ANZAM awards session
- Other Conference awards, can include awards from other sponsors. Announced and presented at the 2026 Conference – ANZAM awards session
ANZAM 2026 Excellence Awards: Deadline: Monday 24th August, 2026
- Early Career Researcher 2026 Application form,
- Best Doctoral Dissertation 2026 Application form,
- Case Study 2026 Application form,
- Innovative Management Educator 2026 Application form
- PELT grant 2026 Application form
Fellow and/or Life Fellow Awards
ANZAM 40th Birthday (2026) Awards – refer to link below for more information:- 40th Birthday Research Incubator grants
- HDR Travel bursaries
- ANZAM Indigenous SIG Travel bursaries
FIND OUT MORE AND HOW TO APPLY – 2026 ANZAM 40TH BIRTHDAY AWARDS
For 2025 the Awards included:
2025 ANZAM Conference Stream Chairs
– Conference Stream Chairs receive 12 months of ANZAM membership –
2025 ANZAM Conference Best Reviewers
2025 ANZAM Conference Best Paper per Stream
2025 Best Conference Paper and Best Student Conference Paper:
– Received a Cash prize of $1500 from ANZAM –
Winning paper: #216 – Beyond reductionism: How Māori manage the paradox of environmental
sustainability in business. (Xiaoliang Niu, Jason Mika, Amber Nicholson, Paresha Sinha)
2025 *New Award for 2025* Outstanding Contemporary Contribution in Management Award:
Winning paper: #105 – Disrupting the status quo: Valuing management education-focused
academic pathways in business schools. (Lisa Callagher, Paul Hibbert)
2025 Australian Journal of Management Award – Best Paper aligned to the Conference Theme:
– Received a Cash prize of $1000 from the Australian Journal of Management –
Winning Paper: #227 – The Glass Crown: When and Why Female Leaders Are Punished More
Severely for Engaging in Unethical Behavior. (Yixin Tian, Dong Pei, Kenneth Tai, Anjier Chen)
2025 Life Fellow Nominations:
– Receive ANZAM Life membership –
- Professor Kerry Brown, Edith Cowan University
- Professor Ros Cameron, Torrens University
- Professor Ann Dadich, Western Sydney University
2025 Doctoral Workshop Poster Award winners:
- Sabreen Kaur, Monash University
- Rakiza Hussein, Griffith University
- Chelsea L. Benincasa, University of South Australia
- Maria Tournour, University of Adelaide
The award winners received a cash prize of $500 each. Proudly sponsored by: RMIT, The Bridge International, KPMG and The Geelong Chamber of Commerce.
ANZAM Indigenous Issues Special Interest Group – 2025 $500 Scholarship awarded to:
- Nicole Copley, University of Melbourne