The 12th Annual USC Marshall Ph.D. Conference in Finance will be held in person.
Date: June 15, 2026
Location:
Popovich Hall (JKP), Room 110 (subject to change)
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles
Benefits
Around 50% of presenters have successfully placed at top 30 business schools
Best Paper Award
Travel grant for out of town presenters
Meet and network with fellow PhD students and faculty
Develop contacts and research collaboration
Accepted papers will get feedback from prominent faculty discussants
Who can apply: Any PhD student with an expected graduation date in 2027 or later.
Co-authored papers: The submitted paper may be co-authored, but only with other PhD students.
Paper Submission Deadline: April 28, 2026 (Extended).
Conference Date: June 15, 2026.
You can register to participate in the conference using the form below:
Committee
Jieying Hu: jieying.hu@marshall.usc.edu
Winston Chen: wenqian.chen@marshall.usc.edu
Calvin Wright: calvin.wright@marshall.usc.edu
Federica Ansbacher: federica.ansbacher@marshall.usc.edu
Gayoung Koo: gayoung.koo@marshall.usc.edu
Manlin Sun: manlin.sun@marshall.usc.edu
Zichen Zhao: zichen.zhao@marshall.usc.edu
For additional information, don't hesitate to get in touch with any of us.
Sponsored by
Marshall School of Business Ph.D. Program
Marshall Center for Investment Studies
Marshall School of Business Department of Finance and Business Economics (FBE)