$1,500 prize plus opportunity to present your paper at the US Academy of Financial Services 34^th Annual Meeting, 29-30 September 2020, Virtual Conference.

Eligibility

• Had Ph.D. conferred within last five years (at date of application)
• Contribution to papers in the FPRJ (the first author on at least one paper, other order of authorship also counted) View all FPRJ papers

Assessment Criteria

• Demonstrated commitment to other research activities in financial planning in Australia, including through financial planning grants success and contribution
• Demonstrated commitment to the emerging profession of financial advice in Australia
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting financial planning in the academic community in Australia.

Application Process

Via written application to [email protected] Applications close midnight 3 September 2020.

Submissions should be no longer than five pages (excluding references and appended evidence). Applications should include evidence addressing the listed assessment criteria. In addition, ECR award applicants are invited to provide a 100 word abstract of a proposed research topic for a paper for presentation at the Academy of Financial Services 34^th Annual Meeting, 29-30 September 2020, Virtual Conference.

Award sponsored by Morningstar

Eligibility

• A paper published in the FPRJ within the past five years
• Previous winning papers of the FPRJ Best Paper Awards are ineligible to receive further awards.

Assessment Criteria

• The quality of the paper and research
• The number of citations
• The potential impact of the research. Is the paper in a high demand research area?

Application Process

No nominations or applications are required. All papers published in the journal in the preceding five years are considered for this award.

Award sponsored by the Academy of Financial Services

AFS and FPRJ would like to acknowledge the support of HSBC this initiative.

$1,500 travel vouchers to be used to attend an academic conference once COVID-safe travel resumes.

Eligibility

• An author on the 2020 FPRJ Best Paper or the 2020 FPRJ Early Career Researcher

Assessment Criteria

• The Early Career Researcher will be offered vouchers for travel
• If the Early Career Researcher declares that he/she is not able to use the vouchers within two years the vouchers may be offered to an author on the 2020 FPRJ Best Paper.

Application Process

No nominations or applications are required. All authors being awarded the 2020 FPRJ Best Paper or the 2020 FPRJ Early Career Researcher will be considered for this prize.

Award sponsored by HSBC

Read the press release from the 2019 FPRJ Awards