Developing high-quality financial reporting standards for the public sector requires an ecosystem. In addition to the feedback we receive from users of our standards around the world, we also rely on the academic community's research to help strengthen our standards.
We're offering up to six grants of $2,000 USD for research related to topics that can help us with our current and future projects including sustainability reporting.
Topics of Interest:
- Presentation of Financial Statements
- Interaction with GFSM 2014
- Accounting for Biodiversity in the Public Sector
- Climate-related Disclosures – Public Policy Programs
- IPSAS 2, Cash Flow Statements
- IPSAS 18, Segment Reporting
- IPSAS 20, Related Party Disclosures
- IPSAS 31, Intangible Assets
- IPSAS 35, Consolidated Financial Statements
As a first step, please submit an abstract related to one of the above topics by September 15, 2025. Final selected papers will be due May 16, 2026. Papers will be presented at the 2026 Research Forum in partnership with the Comparative International Governmental Accounting Research (CIGAR) Network.
Submissions are reviewed by our Academic Advisory Group, chaired by former IPSASB Chair, Andreas Bergmann, and including academic members, as well as representatives of the Comparative International Governmental Accounting Research (CIGAR) Network and International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM).