Apply Now: 2025 FFI Academic Awards

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January 17, 2025

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ubmit your recent dissertations or unpublished research papers for consideration in the prestigious 2025 FFI Academic Awards. The awards are open to academics worldwide—membership in FFI is not required.

Deadline: April 1, 2025.

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The Family Firm Institute has recognized academic excellence since 1989 through the Best Doctoral Dissertation and Best Unpublished Research Paper awards. These awards honor outstanding contributions to family enterprise research, fostering knowledge and innovation in the field.

The Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

This award celebrates exemplary doctoral research in family enterprise studies. Submissions undergo a blind peer review, and the award is presented annually. Eligible dissertations must have been defended within the last 18 months and focus on family firms or advisors.

The 2025 Best Doctoral Dissertation Award is generously sponsored by the Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont.

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Award: Cash prize of $2,500, one-year membership in FFI, and complimentary registration for the 2025 FFI Annual Global Conference

Deadline: April 1, 2025

Award Committee Chair: Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez, PhD

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The Best Unpublished Research Paper Award

This award recognizes impactful, unpublished research papers on family enterprise topics. Authors may submit one paper per year, and award-winning papers are encouraged for submission to the Family Business Review.

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Award: Cash prize of $2,500, one-year membership in FFI, and complimentary registration for the 2025 FFI Annual Global Conference

Deadline: April 1, 2025

Award Committee Chair: Eric Clinton, PhD

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Join the New Virtual Study Group: Women in Family Enterprise

We are excited to announce the formation of a new Virtual Study Group, tentatively named the Women in Family Enterprise Virtual Study Group.

Chaired by Patricia Angus, this monthly online study group will explore the multifaceted roles of women in family enterprises. Our definition of family enterprise spans family-owned businesses, family offices, family philanthropy, and related intergenerational activities.

If you’re interested in joining or want to help shape the group’s direction before its January 30 launch, please reach out to Nell Pepper at nell@ffi.org by January 26.

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Today, we celebrate the achievements of the Q4 GEN CFWA and GEN Dual Certificate (CFBA/CFWA) graduates.

These graduates, from around the world, have successfully completed a challenging program, engaging in collaborative learning alongside their peers and expert faculty. Along the way, they’ve built a global network of peers dedicated to advancing multi-generational family enterprises.

Their achievements are commendable, and we celebrate their success.