Shaping the Future of the Profession

IMA offers a wide array of resources, grants and awards programs, and discounts for the academic community.

Academic Membership
IMA offers the Academic membership to full-time faculty members for $98 per year. That's 50% off the Professional member rate. To qualify, you must be a full-time faculty member and reside in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. 

Teaching Resources
IMA offers leading-edge teaching tools, including:

• Case studies and teaching notes to support the management accounting curriculum
• IMA Ethics Series
• Statements on Management Accounting (SMAs), presenting informed views on critical topics in the profession
• Academic Mentors, a program to support educators who mentor accounting and finance students

Publications and Research

• Strategic Finance
• Management Accounting Quarterly
• IMA Educational Case Journal (IECJ), including teaching notes
• McLeod Library, offering assistance with research and bibliographies

Conferences & Webinars

• IMA Annual Conference & Exposition—attend at a special Educator rate
• Academic Poster Sessions are featured at the IMA Annual Conference & Exposition
• Inside Talk, our free monthly webinar series, covers a range of industry topics
• Student Leadership Conference—expose your students to a career in management accounting

Networking
IMA provides in-person and online communities to engage with other academics, professionals, students, and thought leaders:

• Local IMA chapters throughout the U.S.
• LinkUp IMA, our exclusive online professional network

Grants and Faculty Awards
IMA sponsors or cosponsors a variety of grant and award programs for academics in the profession, including:

• IMA Research Foundation grant programs for applied research in accounting for researchers and doctoral students
• R. Lee Brummet Award, a distinguished service award for educators
• IMA Faculty Leadership Award
• Ursel K. Albers Academic Mentor of the Year Award
• Carl Menconi Ethics Case Competition 
• Jim Bulloch Award for innovation in accounting education
• Management Accounting Section Dissertation Award (with the American Accountaing Association)

Special Offers
Exclusive offers are available from quality brands such as Bank of America, FedEx, Hertz, and Geico on a range of business and professional services, including:

• Shipping
• Office Supplies
• Personal Insurance
• Automobile Insurance
• Retail Discounts
• Rental Cars
• Credit Card Reward Programs
• Identity Theft Protection

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