Now Open for Submission!
Recognizing excellence in leadership, teaching, research, societal impact, and AACSB volunteer service, the new Global Impact Awards are open for submission through October 17, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. After 10 years of highlighting the cutting-edge initiatives of business schools and the impactful leadership of their alumni and faculty, AACSB has retired the Innovations That Inspire and Influential Leaders member spotlight programs. The past honorees are all still available for browsing. The Global Impact Awards retain the spirit of these programs while expanding into broader categories and creating even more opportunities for recognition.
Yes. The Global Impact Awards are open to all AACSB member schools in good standing. Submissions must also meet specific award category criteria.
No. A school does not need to be accredited by AACSB to submit to the Global Impact Awards, but it must be an AACSB member in good standing and meet specific award category criteria.
Yes. For awards that recognize an individual (Impactful Leader, Excellence in Service: Accreditation Volunteer, Excellence in Service: Community Leadership), you may submit a nomination on behalf of someone. In the form, you can designate yourself as the submitter and someone else as the nominee. You can also designate another primary contact other than yourself. Please keep in mind that each school is limited to one submission per category.
Yes. Self-nominations are welcome for the Impactful Leadership award.
Each school can submit one entry per category.
There will likely be more than one winner per category, but the exact number will be determined after all submissions are received.
Once you log in to the award submission platform (aacsb-global-impact.awardsplatform.com/), you will be able to download a blank PDF form for each category. These PDFs contain an overview with guidelines and all information requested for the nomination. Please note that the PDFs are only for reference; the nomination must be made in the online platform.
The deadline to submit to all categories is October 17, 11:50 p.m. Eastern time.
Winners will be announced in a digital media campaign and at the 2026 International Conference and Annual Meeting. Winners who are able to attend the conference will be invited to take part in a recognition ceremony.
Decisions about all submissions will be communicated by January. The official public announcement of winners will take place in April, in conjunction with the 2026 International Conference and Annual Meeting.
We welcome your submission/s at aacsb-global-impact.awardsplatform.com/! Please follow the instructions for logging in with your MyAACSB account credentials.
Questions?
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