CIMA research funding
CIMA advances the science of management accounting by supporting academic research into innovative areas of management accounting which will benefit CGMA designation holders and the broader accounting profession.
We offer funding to both early career and experienced researchers from anywhere in the world to explore issues and provide fresh perspectives on topics of interest to CIMA members.
2025 Global Call for Proposals
Our latest Call for Proposals, Management accounting and control: Approaches to building organisations driven by technology and sustainability, is now open.
We welcome applications from both experienced and early career applicants from anywhere in the world. The Closing date is Friday 25 July
More information is available from our:
Eligibility requirements.
Early career research sponsorship is available to doctoral candidates and post-doctoral researchers within five years of achieving a PhD. Payments of up to £5,000 are available to Post-doctoral scholars and up to £3,000 to PhD students.
Research sponsorship of up to £20,000 is available to experienced applicants with a track record of leading research projects and academic publications. Previous recipients of early-career sponsorship are welcome to apply.
Proposals must have clear and direct application to management accounting and control practice.
Funding categories
Global Calls
We welcome proposals from both early career and experienced applicants that investigate aspects of management accounting that have relevance across multiple geographies, businesses, and industries. Our global Calls are generally held annually.
Regional Calls
Our Regional calls for proposals are targeted at management accounting researchers looking to investigate topics within the context of the business and regulatory environment of their region. Additionally, regional calls for proposals seek to support scholars who might not be successful in applying for a global grant.
For information about upcoming regional call for proposals, please email research@aicpa-cima.com.
Our Programme Governance
Our academic research programme is governed by the Research and Development Panel , who help set our research agenda and oversee the management of funded projects.
All proposals are reviewed for academic rigour, quality, originality, and potential contribution to CIMA’s research objectives for accounting and finance professionals in business and industry by an external Panel.
Panel members are drawn from two virtual advisory groups – the CIMA Research Board, made up of management accounting academics and the CIMA Advisory Panel, made up of CIMA members.
More information on these bodies, including member biographies, can be found on our academic advisers page.