Awards Nomination & Application Information

ACCI has a robust awards program to recognize research, service, and education in the Consumers Interest. There are a variety of awards, each with their own history and nomination process. Some awards are invited lectureships and all are managed by ACCI Members who volunteer to serve on the Awards Committees. Not all are awarded every year. Members are most welcome to volunteer to serve on a committee. Contact the ACCI Office to volunteer. Calls for nominations are announced in the fall of each year and are due in December of that year.  

Student/Young Professional Conference Scholarship Awards

• You must be an ACCI Member in good standing to apply.
• Undergraduate students are not eligible for this award.
• Awards announced in January.
• Download information on the Scholarship and Application Process here.
• Find the online application here: Student Conference 2025 Scholarship Application

Undergraduate Student Poster Competition Award

• Sponsored by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
• Specifically for undergraduate students.
• Teams can consist of 1-3 undergraduate students who are taking at least nine (9) credit hours in the current academic year as per the registrar’s records.
• Teams may be comprised of any composition of majors.
• Teams must have a faculty advisor who is an ACCI member in good standing.
• View all the details and download the forms here: Undergraduate Student Poster Competition

Service and Dissertation Awards

• You must be an ACCI Member in good standing to make a nomination.
• Download information on the Nomination Process here.
• Please read the instructions and collect contact information for the nominee. You will be writing a letter of nomination that you will upload.
• Find the online nomination here: Service Award Nominations 2025
• Distinguished Fellow Award
• Richard L. D. Morse Mid-Career Award
• Richard L. D. Morse Early-Career Award
• Robert O. Herrmann Outstanding Dissertation Award
• Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award

Named Lectureships

• Members are encouraged to recommend names for consideration for each of these. Please send an email to the ACCI Office:
• Esther Peterson Consumer Policy Forum (Invited Lecture presented at Annual Conference)
• Colston E. Warne Lectureship (Invited Lecture presented at Annual Conference)
• Rhoda H. Karpatkin International Consumer Fellows Program (occasional Invited Lecture)

Honor A Mentor

• You may initiate an award at any time during the year. Please download the nomination form. It will appear as a Word Document download. This form includes a draft of the nomination letter that will be provided on ACCI letterhead.

Sponsored Paper Awards

• Nominees are selected from conference submissions
• National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) Financial Education Award
• Richard L. D. Morse Applied Consumer Economics Award (professional)
• Consumer Movement Archives Applied Consumer Economics Award (student)
• CFP Board's ACCI Financial Planning Paper Award