A total of $11,000 in ASAC awards and grants will be presented at the conference.

To apply for the awards below, click on the link under each award. The application process for the awards below is separate from the conference submission process. To receive the awards and grants listed below, you must be ASAC member.

The deadline to apply for the awards listed below is March 15, 2026.

Past Presidents’ Research Award – $5,000

This award supports a full-time Canadian faculty member for research activities. In addition to the $5000 award, the recipient will also receive free membership and conference registration for the following year. 

Apply here.

Udayan Rege Best Dissertation Award – $1,000

This award will be given to the best Canadian doctoral dissertation in the administrative sciences. The award is given in memory of the late Dr. Udayan Rege, a professor of finance at Brock University and a former President of ASAC. It is made possible by a generous donation from Mrs. Kanchan Rege to honour her late husband’s contributions to ASAC and its members.

Apply here.

ASAC-CJAS PhD Research Grant – $2,500

The ASAC-CJAS PhD Research Grant supports Canadian PhD students during their doctoral research. In addition to the award, the recipient will also receive free membership and registration to ASAC for the following year. 

Apply here.

Innovation in Student Research Award – $2,500

This award celebrates PhD students whose research showcases innovative thinking, whether through novel approaches, unique perspectives, or potential outcomes that could positively impact the field. It recognizes projects that thoughtfully challenge conventional methods or explore new ideas, with the potential to contribute meaningfully to business scholarship and practice. The recipient of this award demonstrates not only academic excellence but also a creative and forward-looking mindset that embodies the spirit of innovation, inspiring future research and exploration. In addition to the award, the student will also receive free membership and registration to ASAC for the following year. 

Apply here.

The doctoral consortium at ASAC offers a comprehensive series of sessions designed to support business students, PhDs, and recent graduates in launching and developing their careers in business management research and academics.

With expert-led workshops, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities, attendees will gain valuable insights and skills to excel in their field.

This special program is an excellent opportunity for PhD candidates and early career scholars to launch their careers. It’s also an ideal way for business schools and faculties to encounter top talent!

Are you on the job market? Share your interest with the Job Market organising committee here! All information is strictly confidential.

To recognize outstanding research and offer a direct path to fast-track publication, meritorious papers submitted to ASAC 2026 may be exclusively invited to submit for publication in a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS).

The editorial committee will review these top papers, along with the feedback they receive through the conference submission process, and will extend invitations with revise and resubmit opportunities for publication.

ASAC has committed to fostering an ongoing conversation and creating space to the important conversation about Indigenizing business schools across Canada.

Our 2026 Indigenous Colloquium is organised in partnership with Luminary and will be held at The Grey Eagle Casino and Resort.

In 2025, ASAC hosted a Indigenizing Business Schools Colloquium, building off sessions at ASAC 2023 — Can We Find Our Way. We look forward to sharing more details and providing a platform to bring people together around this subject every year to keep the momentum going for positive steps towards Reconciliation.

ASAC will accept original papers, written in English or French and not previously published elsewhere. All contributions will be peer reviewed.

ASAC invites you to submit your work-in-progress and receive support from your colleagues in developing your paper. Work-in-progress submissions, written in English or French, should be 1,200 – 1,500 words (excluding references), must include references, and should otherwise follow the formatting of a paper submission.

Abstracts of work-in-progress submissions will be included in the conference program and scheduled as either roundtables or poster presentations.

Poster submissions are essentially works in progresses that will give authors the opportunity to showcase their work or emerging ideas at a conference-wide networking session.

Authors interested in this opportunity should submit as a work in progress and indicate on their submission that they wish to have their work considered for a poster.

Each division will select their top work-in-progress submission to present at the poster networking event, in addition to presenting within the divisional program.

We will share guidelines for developing posters with those who are selected, along with a timeline for submitting their poster so we can facilitate printing. Posters will need to include a short introduction (setting the context, identifying the research gap and contribution), methodology, preliminary results (if applicable), and implications.

Please refer to the case division submission guidelines. The case division invites both English and French submissions, in either the regular or cases in development streams.

Members interested in organizing a symposium or workshop, in English or French, should submit a proposal according to the Symposium and Workshop submission instructions on the submission guidelines page. Proposals can be submitted to one division only.

ASAC relies on the collegiality of its members to provide insightful and meaningful feedback to elevate the conference experience for everyone. By becoming a reviewer, you get to:

• play a crucial role in shaping the quality of research presented at ASAC 
• gain valuable experience in evaluating emerging work in your field
• deepen their expertise
• expand their professional network
• contribute to the scholarly community and give back to your academic discipline 
• hone your critical analysis skills 
• stay at the forefront of research developments

Submitting authors will be asked to participate as reviewers.

Sign up now to express your interest.