Apply for AIB’s Emerging Scholars From Emerging Markets Program by 12 October 2025

The Emerging Scholars from Emerging Markets Program (ESEMP) is facilitated by the leadership of AIB’s Emerging Markets Shared Interest Group and made possible through the generous support of AIB Fellow Ravi Ramamurti.

ESEMP is for doctoral students and early-career doctorated scholars from emerging markets, who want to create high-quality research and academic papers suitable for submission to AIB conferences and journals. Students and scholars need to be affiliated with an academic institution located in a country defined as having a low, lower-middle, or upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank (see list of countries here).

ESEMP aims to help young and early-career scholars hone their research skills by providing them with the chance to engage with leading academics in the IB field.  It is designed to guide participants in submitting a paper to an AIB conference of their choice. Thanks to generous financial support, the program is free of charge and participants will receive a complimentary one-year AIB membership with all associated benefits (e.g., subscription to the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Business Policy, and AIB Insights).

Applicants will need to submit the following materials via our online application form:

• A current CV
• A letter of motivation (max 1-page) explaining why they want to participate in the program.
• An extended abstract of a current research project (max. 3-pages, excluding references). This project can be a PhD thesis or parts thereof for doctoral students or a research paper for doctorated faculty.
• A letter of reference from the PhD/doctoral supervisor or a senior colleague (for doctorated faculty) at the institution to which they are affiliated
• A declaration in which applicants confirm that they understand that ESEMP is a 1-year program, that they will be expected to prepare for and actively participate in all of their cohort’s workshop sessions, and that any absences need to be communicated to their workshop facilitators in advance

The application deadline is 12 October 2025. Decisions will be communicated to successful applicants by 21 November 2025.