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USASBE Doctoral Consortium for Teaching and Learning in Entrepreneurship

Check out the video from the informational session for the 2025 consortium to learn a bit more about the program.

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Academic careers involve both research and teaching, yet many doctoral consortia emphasize only traditional research. The USASBE Doctoral Consortium, however, is different. The 2026 USASBE consortium will immerse students in the world of teaching and learning entrepreneurship, preparing them to both boldly teach in the field, as well as engage thoughtfully with entrepreneurship scholarship. Our program focuses on all of the primary aspects of being an excellent scholar: teaching, research, and service.

The 2026 USASBE Doctoral Consortium will be in-person at the USASBE 2026 Annual Conference taking place February 18-21, 2026. The on-site portion of the doctoral consortium will take place on Thursday, February 19, 2026.

There will be one virtual meeting of the doctoral consortium, likely in late January 2026 or early February. After the conference the doctoral consortium will continue with a handful of online sessions in March, April, and May. The program will be led by Dr. Susana Santos of Florida State University and Dr. Keith Hmieleski of Texas Christian University.

Building community through shared experiences is an important component of the USASBE Doctoral Consortium. Each participant will be matched with a dedicated mentor (leading entrepreneurship scholar/educator). Participants will also be assigned to a team (3-4 participants) to work on an entrepreneurship education and pedagogy group project. Teams can work on original research on entrepreneurship education or some form of pedagogical learning innovation. Team assignments will be based on shared interests and developed through an interactive activity held during a team building workshop. Final project outcomes (research proposal or learning innovation) will be presented during a virtual Demo Day in May.

Program Details
  • A distinguished group of as many as 20 Ph.D. students will be selected to participate in this year's consortium.
  • Participants must be doctoral students who are emerging entrepreneurship scholars and who will be pursuing academic careers in entrepreneurship.
  • Only one applicant per university will be accepted.
  • In-Person registration for the conference is required.
  • The deadline for applications to the 2026 USASBE Doctoral Consortium is December 1, 2025 (Application will be posted soon).
Application Requirements (to be submitted as a single PDF):
  1. Three-page application letter:
    • Page 1: Personal statement explaining your interest in the Doctoral Consortium
    • Page 2: 3-5 bullet points listing pressing career issues/questions that you would like to learn more about
    • Page 3: Statement of your teaching philosophy and research interests
  2. Biographical sketch (max 150 words):
    • Describe your teaching and research interests/experience
    • Note: this sketch will be shared with the cohort
  3. Current CV
  4. Recommendation letter from doctoral program director or professor

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Travel and Visa Information:

We strongly encourage all travel documents for visas be requested well in advance of registering and paying for USASBE.

USASBE is pleased to provide documentation on your anticipated participation in our annual conference upon request and with adequate advance notice. Please contact us at general@usasbe.org. We will discuss with you your conference participation and submission status.

All participants are responsible for researching and planning for their own travel documentation needs. USASBE will not be responsible for travel documents beyond confirmation of your anticipated participation in our annual conference.