The nominee must meet the following criteria:

1. Have made significant contribution in all of the following areas:
   • Theoretical and/or empirical, developments in the field of sport management.
   • Creating and disseminating new knowledge through publications, conference presentations and consultations with sport industry.
   • Advancing the pedagogy and teaching of the sport management discipline.
2. Have a minimum of ten years’ service in sport management as a lecturer, researcher, administrator, or combination of thereof.
3. Reflect EASM’s values in leadership, service, scholarship, and collegiality.

The following (non-exclusive) criteria are taken into consideration by the Award Committee to assess the nominations. Candidates who meet one or more of the criteria are eligible:

1. Articles in high quality academic peer-reviewed journals (including sport-related articles in other disciplines);
2. Cited Publications (articles, books, book chapters, edited volumes);
3. Successful supervision of researchers (e.g. awarded PhD students, lecturer, senior lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, and professors);
4. Outstanding performance in promoting EASM and/or ESMQ (e.g. as editor of special issues of ESMQ, organiser of special workshops at EASM);
5. Research awards and other formal institutional recognitions;
6. Editorship, associate editorship, or editorial board membership of a peer-reviewed journal of high standing in sport management.

EASM members can nominate a worthy recipient by submitting a nomination package to the Chair of the Award Committee, Tim Ströbel until the 01st of March 2026, consisting of:

1. A letter of recommendation [no more than two pages] to the Award Committee chair that specifically describes the person’s accomplishments in relation to the award criteria. The letter should clearly identify the award the person is being nominated for, and justify why the person deserves the award.
2. We encourage up to three [no more than three] letters of support for inclusion in the nomination package.
3. A resumé, CV or brief biography for the nominee (can be pulled from faculty webpage or other online source).

Please note that suitable candidates will remain in the candidate pool and can be considered for the award for up to three years without having to reapply.

Note: It is expected that the Chelladurai Award recipient will deliver a Keynote presentation at the EASM Conference.
Nominators must be EASM members in good standing and should email the nomination to the Chair of the Award Committee. The Award Committee may subsequently request additional information from the nominator. All nominations will be assessed in confidence.

1. Served in a voluntary capacity to help fulfil the aims of EASM within a formal, recognised role (i.e., Board members, chair of scientific committee or other committee);
2. Demonstrated professionalism, collegiality and expertise whilst undertaking various roles within EASM;
3. Acted within a respectful manner, demonstrating the EASM values of inclusivity, collaboration, and integrity.

EASM members can nominate a worthy recipient by submitting a nomination package to the Chair of the Award Committee, Tim Ströbel until March 01, 2026, consisting of:

• A letter of recommendation [no more than two pages] to the Award Committee chair that specifically describes the person’s accomplishments in relation to the award criteria. The letter should clearly identify the award the person is being nominated for, and justify why the person deserves the award.
• We encourage up to three letters of support for inclusion in the nomination package.
• A resume, CV or brief biography for the nominee (can be pulled from faculty webpage or other online source).

Note: Nominators must be EASM members in good standing and should email the nomination to the Chair of the Award Committee. The Award Committee may subsequently request additional information from the nominator. All nominations will be assessed in confidence.

To be eligible, a sports organisation must have recently supported an ambitious research project led by one or several academic researchers. This support may have taken various forms (e.g. funding and other resources, access to information/data). It must have led both to academic publication(s), preferably in sport management journal (already published or in review), and to some concrete actions taken by the sports organisations based on the findings of the research.

A joint presentation by a researcher having been actively involved in the research project and a representative of the sports organisation take place during the EASM conference where the award is attributed, highlighting the cooperation between the sports organisation and the research team (this presentation shall be included in the EASM General Assembly during the EASM Conference).

The sports organisation must be suggested by an EASM member by March 01, 2026 by submitting the application to Chair of the Award Committee, Tim Ströbel, consisting of:

• A detailed description of the research project
• Description of the support provided by the sport organisation
• Reasoning which decision(s)/concrete action(s) have been taken by the sport organisation based on the outcomes of the research project
• A list of academic publications (minimum one) related to this research project (ideally, publication in an academic journal, but can also be a paper currently under review by such a journal.
• Name and contact details of the main researcher(s) involved in the research project
• Name and contact detail of the main representative(s) of the sports organisation involved in the project.

Note: Nominators must be EASM members in good standing and should email the nomination to the Chair of the Award Committee. The Award Committee may subsequently request additional information from the nominator. All nominations will be assessed in confidence.