We are cordially inviting you to the Duke Strategy PhD Conference 2026. This student-run conference will be held in person on May 18, 2026, at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Durham, NC. Full information about the conference is available at

The conference will include a social dinner, keynote lecture, and paper presentations to an audience of students. Its purpose is to provide an opportunity for Strategy PhD students to share their work with other PhD students, obtain feedback, network with peers, and improve their presentation skills.

We welcome proposals related to innovation, strategy, and entrepreneurship. By bringing together advanced doctoral students embracing various perspectives, approaches, and methodologies, we hope to create an environment that fosters intellectual exchange and collaboration.

We invite applications from PhD students in Strategy and related fields who have already passed their preliminary examination. We particularly encourage applications from students who are in the early stages of preparing their job market papers (or other solo-authored papers). Applications should include a proposal summarizing the research project. Ideally, the proposal will discuss the motivation/context, research question, theory, data/empirical strategy, preliminary results, and future work to be completed (if applicable).

This conference is organized by Strategy PhD Candidates from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and sponsored by Duke Strategy Area and the Fuqua School of Business. There are no registration fees. Participants will arrive on the afternoon of May 17, and we will kick off the conference with a social dinner. Thanks to the generous support of the Duke Strategy Area and the Fuqua School of Business, we will cover the cost of one night of accommodation at the JB Duke Hotel located on campus (or an alternate hotel near campus) for each presenter. Breakfast and lunch on the conference day are covered too. However, presenters will have to cover their other travel expenses. Information relevant to planning a visit to the Fuqua School of Business is available here.

Please apply here by Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Decisions will be communicated by April 6.