Each year, the Careers Division of the Academy of Management formally recognizes excellence through the bestowal of a number of awards. An overview of our awards is provided below. We encourage you to nominate individuals who you feel are good candidates for the awards requiring nominations.

Information for this year's nomination process can be found linked with the respective award descriptions below.

Conference Awards

Arnon Reichers Best Student Paper Award

The Arnon Reichers Best Student Paper Award is a student paper or a paper from a dissertation within 3 years of degree, preferably single-authored.

Best Overall Paper Award

The Best Overall Paper Award is the paper with the best overall rigor and likely contribution to careers theory, research, and/or practice.

Best Symposium Award

The Best Symposium Award is for the best symposium presented on the program.

Achievement Awards

Best Published Paper Award

The Best Published Paper Award is for the best paper published in the past year.

Nomination Deadline: 30 April 2026

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Mid-Career Award

The Mid-Career Award is for a rising scholar whose independent contributions promise to have lasting impact on the careers field.

Nomination Deadline: 30 April 2026

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Hughes Award

The Hughes Award is to recognize scholarship that made significant contribution in linking careers theory with the broader field of organization studies. Hughes Lifetime Careers Scholar Award builds on past winners while addressing current issues with a focus on the careers domain. Learn more about past winners here.

Nomination Deadline: 30 April 2026

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