AIS Mid-Career Award

The AIS Mid-Career Award recognizes individuals in the middle stages of their careers who have already made outstanding research, teaching, and/or service contributions to the field of information systems.

About the Award

A maximum of six (6) AIS Mid-Career Awards will be granted each year, with at least one (1) per AIS region. It is possible to be less/none if the Committee decides.

Qualifications for the Award

  • At the time of nomination be between seven (7) years and twenty (20) cumulative years after their doctoral degrees OR be within the first twenty (20) cumulative years of their academic career if they do not have a doctoral degree;
  • Have made significant contributions to the discipline in terms of advancing and/or disseminating knowledge, engaging IS pedagogy, and service to the wider community;
  • Garner recognition from professionals, academics and entities outside of the IS discipline;
  • Be esteemed for their high levels of professional and personal integrity;
  • Have not received the AIS Mid-Career Award previously; and
    Normally not have achieved the highest academic rank within their national/regional context.

Candidates must be current members of the AIS at the nomination and receipt of recognition and (1) have been an AIS member for at least two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to the nomination or (2) have been an AIS member for five (5) cumulative years of their academic career.

Mid-Career Award Committee

The AIS Mid-Career Award committee is comprised of AIS members as established in the Council Policy Manual.     
  • 2025 Chair: Mari-Klara Stein
  • Ioanna Constantiou, Copenhagen Business School
  • Michael Lane, University of Southern Queensland
  • Dahui Li, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
  • Luiz Antonio Joia, Fundação Getulio Vargas – Rio de Janeiro
  • Mark Toleman,  University of Southern Queensland
  • AIS Leadership Team representative: Andrew Burton-Jones, University of Queensland   
2025 AIS Mid-Career Award

Nominations Open

Sept 1 - Oct 7
Past Award Winners

The Selection Process

A description of the nomination and selection process can be found in Council Policy.

Council Policy