3 March 2026
We are delighted to launch the 2026 Worshipful Company of Marketors Thesis Awards. These awards are generously funded by The Marketors’ Trust. It is the Trusts 50th Anniversary this year, so it is an excellent year to be an awards winner!
Enter our annual national competition for a shot at winning £1,000 for the thesis winners, and another £500 as a donation to the Supervisor’s nominated institution to support the supervisor's research! In order to enter, the nominee should have completed a marketing related doctoral level qualification e.g. a PhD, DBA, Ed.D since 1 April 2025, or have submitted their thesis for examination before 1 May 2026.
Key criteria for our evaluation includes:
+ Supports academic and applied research whose outcome benefits marketing practice and understanding.
+ Raises public or corporate estimation of marketing.
+ Shows the student’s understanding of marketing principles and disciplines.
+ Submissions are particularly welcome for theses that relate to practice in the UK by British based organisations.
+ It is a condition of the award that the nominee MUST have a UK bank account into which the prize can be paid, and the supervisor MUST be based at a UK University.
If you would like to nominate an individual for the awards, then please click on the links below and download and complete the two forms. Completed forms should be emailed to Dr Sue Holt at holtsue@hotmail.co.uk by the deadline of Monday 1 June 2026.
Dr Sue Holt
Awards Committee, Worshipful Company of Marketors