CIMA advances the science of management accounting by supporting academic research into innovative topics which will benefit CGMA designation holders and the broader management 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.
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.
Proposals must have clear and direct application to management accounting and control practice.
2026 Global Call for Proposals
Our 2026 Call for Proposals, Management accounting and control: Approaches to building organisations driven by technology and sustainability, has now closed.
Details of our next global Call will be posted here in the first quarter of 2027.
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.
Details of future global Call will be posted here.
AD-HOC SUBMISSIONS
We will also consider proposals which submitted outside of our regular global Calls. Proposed projects should investigate innovative topics which have direct and clear relevance to management practice across multiple geographies, businesses, and industries.
For more information contact research@aicpa-cima.com
Please note that we recommend that you contact us in first half of the year, when we have more capacity to consider new proposals.
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.