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CBV Institute's Sponsored Research Initiative

CBV Institute’s Sponsored Research Initiative was started in 2004 to foster original research in business valuation and related topics. Since its inception, the initiative has annually sponsored CBVs, academics, and students to further innovative research in the business valuation field.

Valuation practitioners and students of the CBV program are encouraged to submit proposals by the deadline of September 11, 2026. Submissions are also welcomed from academics and professionals who do not hold the CBV designation but who work in complementary areas such as accounting, finance, economics, data science, and litigation.

The winning proposal can be on any under-explored topic of relevance to business valuation practitioners. To help spark ideas, here are a few trending topics: private credit, valuation risk, AI/digital infrastructure, and dealing with uncertainty in the business environment/geopolitical risks. However, we welcome submissions on any topic you believe is impactful or thought-provoking for CBVs.

CBV Institute provides compensation of $10,000 for completion of the selected research project.
AUTHOR'S INFORMATION
1.Author's Name
2.Email address
3.Authors Biography
Co-authors
Co-author #1
4.Co-author's Name (if applicable)
5.Co-author's email
6.Co-author's biography
Co-author #2
7.Co-author's name
8.Co-author's email
9.Co-author's biography
Co-author #3
10.Co-author's name
11.Co-author's email
12.Co-author's biography
Co-author #4
13.Co-author's name
14.Co-author's email
15.Co-author's biography
AI tools cannot be listed as authors. If your submission is selected for sponsorship, any use of generative AI tools in the research must be clearly disclosed in the paper. For more information, please refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) position statement on the use of generative AI tools.
PROPOSAL INFORMATION
16.Title of proposed research initiative
17.Description of research topic:
18.Description of benefit:
Please describe how the research initiative will benefit business valuation practitioners and further the CBV Institute's objective - To encourage and support research activities, culminating in useful and relevant research papers on emerging issues of interest to CBVs and business valuation professionals.
19.Research plan:
Please outline the research plan including subtopics within the scope of research.
20.Research resources:
Please list the preliminary research resources and methodologies to be employed and any potential challenges to gather the required information.
FUNDING REQUESTS
CBV Institute provides $10,000 compensation for a completed paper. Compensation is paid in installments, upon completion of the following milestones:

25% upon proposal selection and signing of the rights agreement;

50% upon receipt of a draft considered suitable in the absolute discretion of the CBV Panel; and

25% following receipt of the final version and the summary, in accordance with the process outlined above.

Should your proposed research project require additional funds to complete, such as for labor-intensive data collection or expensive data purchases, please include a detailed request for additional compensation in the following text box.
21.Does your research initiative require additional funds (above $10,000)?(Required.)