Apply for IPMA Global Project Management Academic Excellence Recognition

The IPMA Global Research Awards aims to recognize and promote global project management academic excellence in advancing the field of project management. Through this annual recognition, IPMA honours recent outstanding academic achievements and impactful contributions that shape and influence the professional project management discipline.

The IPMA recognises global project management academic excellence at the following categories:

• IPMA Distinguished Professor
• IPMA Distinguished Associate Professor
• IPMA Distinguished Assistant Professor
• IPMA Distinguished Lecturer.

All interested applicants should:

• be a member of the project management community that is perceived as someone of integrity, ethics, trust and competence in delivering project results
• have a demonstrated history of advocating and promoting the highest ethical standards in project management, such as the IPMA Code of Ethics
• have supported and advocated for the IPMA values.

The time schedule for 2026 is:

• Submit the Application Report by Janary 31^th 2026
• Receive notification about the Judges’ decision by February 2^th 2026
• Celebrate at the IPMA Research Awards Gala in Bogota in April 2026.

Application Process:

1. Application 

The application should be submitted with mandatory support of the respective Member Association (MA), following the criteria from application form and schedule. The Application Submission should be compiled using the Awards platform. After registering, choose the chapter IPMA Global Awards, IPMA Global Project Management Academic Excellence Recognition, and then the appropriate subcategory.

For more information, contact us at: award@ipma.world.

2. Evaluation

The awards office will perform a technical check, and only eligible applications will be distributed to the judges who meet the eligibility criteria for IPMA Distinguished Professors.

3. Recognition

The list of distinguished professors and lecturers will be announced, and a certificate and badge will be issued at the 13th IPMA Research Conference, which will be held in Dubai, 9-11 April 2025. Additionally, the list will be published and regularly updated on the IPMA website.

4. Evaluation criteria

Applicants in all categories will be evaluated based on 4 indicators:

• basic qualifications
• academic achievements in the broader field of PPP management
• contributions to the IPMA
• social impact in the broader field of PPP management.

Application fees:

• IPMA Distinguished Professor 620/750/870/1.000*
• IPMA Distinguished Associate Professor 435/525/610/700*
• IPMA Distinguished Assistant Professor 310/375/435/500*
• IPMA Distinguished Lecturer: 310/375/435/500*

* The price depends on the applicant’s country of residence. To see the list, click here: https://data.worldbank.org/country. The application will only be final once payment is received by the IPMA. The IPMA has the right to cancel/decline the application if the payment is not received within 14 days after the invoice submission.