Two MRIA Academic Awards Have Gone National

The MRIA Institute for Professional Development is pleased to announce that two of our Association’s prestigious academic awards have gone national, with recipient eligibility extended to students at higher education institutions across Canada.

The John F. Graydon Award is now open to graduating students from a marketing research-related program at any accredited university in Canada; and the A.B. Blankenship Award will become open to graduating students from a marketing research-related program at any accredited community college in Canada. Student nominees will be asked to submit a research proposal in response to a marketing research case/problem.

Each winner will receive a $1,000 monetary award, a one-year Student or New Practitioner MRIA membership, as well as reimbursement of travel, accommodation and incidental costs to attend the Gala Awards Banquet held at the MRIA National Conference.

Going national presents opportunities not only to students across Canada, but also to organizations.

Become a Sponsor
By becoming a sponsor, your organization gets to:

• Submit a case study that is relevant to your needs.
• Have the opportunity to strengthen relationships with colleges and/or universities across Canada. Your organization’s name and logo will be present in all communications with the participating institutions.
• Play a prominent role in presenting the academic awards at the Gala Awards Banquet at the MRIA National Conference each year.

Sponsorship cost are $4,000 per award per year, or $10,000 per award for three years.

You can opt to be an exclusive sponsor for these two awards for $7,000 per year, or $18,000 for three years.

For more information please contact Fania Borok, Manager – Professional Development and Certification: 1-888-602-6742, ext. 8730; FBorok@mria-arim.ca by no later than November 8, 2011.