Finance Events, Calls for Papers, Research Initiatives and Announcements
The EFA-DT invites PhD students to submit their single-authored research paper on topics within the field of finance. Each student is limited to submitting one paper. Dual submission to the Annual Meeting and Doctoral Tutorial is allowed, note the separate deadlines and submission systems.
- Date: August 19, 2026
- Venue: Vlerick Business School Ghent
- Submission window: February 15 - March 15, 2026
- Notification: Early June
- Format: In person, in Ghent, Belgium
- Info & Guidelines: » EFA Doctoral Tutorial – Info & Guidelines
- FAQ: » Frequently Asked Questions about the EFA Doctoral Tutorial
EFA 53rd Annual Meeting Registration open
SKEMA Business School is proud to organize the 52nd Annual Meeting of the European Finance Association. The meeting will be held from 20 through 23 August, 2025. The submission deadline is February 1, 2025 (midnight Standard Pacific Time).
- Special sessions: EFA 2025 Paris will offer special sessions organized with institutional partners:
- Banque de France (BdF) on Challenges from climate change and nature
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Government debt and financial markets.
- European Central Bank (ECB) on Challenges for monetary policy transmission through banks and non-banks: the role of investors and new financial technologies.
- Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) on Understanding the long-run drivers of asset prices.
- SCOR Foundation on Extreme risk in financial markets.
- Keynote speaker: Monika Piazzesi, Stanford University.
- EFA 2025 Program Chair: Laurent Calvet
- Register here

Organizers and host: European Finance Association SKEMA Business School
PhD / Postdoc Workshop „AI in Corporate Finance
Dresden University of Technology invites PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to register for the PhD / Postdoc Workshop on AI in Corporate Finance, to be held in Dresden, Germany. The workshop will feature a discussion of emerging research questions related to AI in corporate and entrepreneurial finance, practical insights on how to run large language models using local resources, and a session on interpretable and explainable AI for machine learning in finance, including case studies and hands-on Python exercises.
- Date: September 25, 2025
- Location: Dresden, Germany
- No paper submission required
- Registered participants can also attend (or submit a paper to) the Finance Research Letters Paper Development Workshop on AI in Corporate Finance on September 26, 2025 (optional)
- Workshop website: https://tu-dresden.de/bu/wirtschaft/bwl/finance/events/ai-in-corporate-finance-pdw-2025
- More info: here
Organizer and host: Dresden University of Technology
2nd Conference on AI in Corporate Finance and Finance Research Letters Paper Development Workshop
This year’s AI in Corporate Finance Conference will take place at Dresden University of Technology, Germany. Researchers in the fields of economics, finance, and information systems are encouraged to submit their papers. The workshop will offer scholars the opportunity to present their research on topics related to various aspects of AI in corporate and entrepreneurial finance and to receive feedback from fellow researchers. Presenting authors are also invited to submit their papers to a special issue in Finance Research Letters associated with the workshop (optional).
- Submission Deadline: July 15, 2025
- Location: Dresden, Germany
- Date: September 26, 2025
- Keynote speaker: Anastassia Fedyk, UC Berkeley
- Conference website: https://tu-dresden.de/bu/wirtschaft/bwl/finance/events/ai-in-corporate-finance-pdw-2025
- More info: here
Organizers and hosts: Dresden University of Technology, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Concordia University
2025 CHINA International Conference in Finance
The China International Conference in Finance (CICF) provides an open platform to bring together scholars worldwide to present current research and stimulate exchanges on new developments in finance and capital markets. Over the years, CICF has grown to be one of the leading conferences in financial research in the world.
- Submission Deadline: February 11, 2025
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Dates: June 29 – July 2, 2025
- Keynote speaker: Thomas J. Sargent, New York University
- Conference Chair: Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- More info: here
Organizers and host: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business School of Management and Economics/Shenzhen Institute of Data Economy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University SUSTech College of Business/SUSTech Academy of Finance and Economics, Southern University of Science and Technology
2nd Modern Finance Conference (MFC 2025)
University of Warsaw is pleased to invite finance researchers to the 2nd Modern Finance Conference (MFC 2025), which will be held at the University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland, on September 7-9, 2025. The event aims to provide a platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research, innovative ideas, and novel approaches in all areas of finance. The conference will be held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online sessions.
- Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025
- Location: Warsaw, Poland and virtual
- Dates: September 7-9, 2025
- Keynote speaker: Prof. Iftekhar Hasan, Professor at Fordham University, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Financial Stability.
- Conference website: https://mf-conference.com/
- More info: here
Organizers and host: University of Warsaw
Call for applications for PhDs in Finance
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Research Initiatives and Announcements
Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR) – Research Programmes
ERIM PhD Research Projects in Management
Research Grants provided by INQUIRE Europe
NETSPAR Theme Grants
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