Ava's last hurrah

ABA will begin accepting applications for the 2026 ABA Banking Research Dissertation Grant in spring 2026. Applicants for the grant must be enrolled in an economics (including business economics and agricultural economics) or finance doctoral program at an accredited college or university and have completed the required preliminary graduate coursework. Eligible research topics include the general business of banking, central bank liquidity facilities, small business lending, consumer banking including residential mortgages, agricultural lending, interbank/wholesale funding, banking and climate change, payments (e.g., debit & credit cards, stablecoins, fin-tech or alternate payment offerings), and financial stability.

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About the American Bankers Association

The American Bankers Association is the voice of the nation's $24.5 trillion banking industry, which is composed of small, regional and large banks that together employ approximately 2.1 million people, safeguard $19.5 trillion in deposits and extend $12.8 trillion in loans.