Corporate, Foundation and Association Sponsors

The PhD Project is fortunate to have the ongoing support of a number of committed corporations, foundations and organizations. Our Sponsors enjoy many benefits, both immediate and long–range, as a result of their affiliation with our successful initiative:

• Distributing Positions to our Network of over 1,600 Minority Faculty and Doctoral Students
• Direct Access to our Member Directory and Applicant Database
• Attend at The PhD Project Annual and Summer DSA Conferences

Sponsors please click here to access the full list of benefits and member directory, and click here to  post open positions. For assistance, or for login and password email jobs@phdproject.org.

PhD Project Sponsors:

• KPMG Foundation*
  
• Graduate Management Admission Council*
• AACSB International*
• 300+ Participating Universities
• DiversityInc
• AICPA Foundation
• American Marketing Association
• Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
• Academy of Management
• California State University System
• John Deere Foundation
• American Accounting Association
• Lincoln Financial Group
• City University of New York System
• NASBA
• American Express Foundation
• Thrivent Financial
• The Pierson Milano Family
• New York Life
• IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)
• Fidelity Investments
• Bentley University
• LinkedIN
• Moss Adams

Academic Partner:

• Association for Consumer Research
• SAS Education
• The Heritage Group of Louisiana

Additional Support Provided by:

• Americas Conference on Information Systems
• Hyatt Hotels
• The PhD Project PLEDGE Contributors 

Sponsors that Donate $25,000 or More Will Receive:

• Access to Minority Professional Talent Pool
  Your organization will have the opportunity to have its open positions distributed via email to more than 6,800 highly qualified minority individuals who attended one of our annual invitational conferences, but have not yet entered a doctoral program.
• Enhanced Campus Exposure
  Your organization will have direct exposure to virtually every minority faculty member and doctoral student in all of the business disciplines. This opportunity to interact with these influential members of the academic community will allow your company to help shape the career choices of thousands of tomorrow’s students.
• Visibility as a Diversity Supporter
  Your organization will have prominent exposure on The PhD Project booth display at over 20 diversity-focused conferences each year, as well as on our website and all advertising, promotional and publicity materials. You’ll also have high visibility at, and the opportunity to attend, the annual PhD Project conference and the five annual PhD Project Minority Doctoral Student Association conferences, all which will provide you with access to minority business professors, doctoral students, and potential doctoral students.

Please contact Marie Zara, Director of Advancement at (201) 307-8660 or mzara@kpmg.com if you are interested in supporting The PhD Project, or know of a company or organization that might be interested in learning more, or for more information about the benefits of PhD Project Sponsorship.