Dear NBER Researchers -
This summer, as in past years, the NBER will welcome promising graduate
students and new Ph.D.s to the Summer Institute on a space-available
basis. If you have a student who would benefit from attending, please
nominate them using our web-based nominations system:
http://wwwdev.nber.org/nominate/backend/form?confid=N_G15
You will be asked to enter your student's contact information, a
one-paragraph nomination statement, and the Summer Institute meeting for
which you would like to nominate this student. Please make sure that
you receive an email confirmation of your nomination, and please do not
send student nominations directly to program directors. If you have any
difficulties with the nomination system, please contact Rob Shannon
(<mailto:rshannon_at_nber.org>rshannon_at_nber.org).
The closing date for nominations is Friday, May 15. Program directors
will review the nominations, and students who are selected to
participate will receive invitations from the NBER conference department
in late May or early June. Participating students will need to cover
their travel and lodging expenses; some NBER affiliates use their
research funds, or other sources of support, to defray their students'
costs.
Several Summer Institute meetings are at the capacity of their rooms at
the Royal Sonesta Hotel, so we will not be able to accept all student
nominees. Please understand that to avoid over-crowding in meeting
rooms, and running out of space at lunch, only invited students may
attend the meetings. To assist with our conference management, I must
ask you to refrain from extending additional "informal" invitations
beyond those facilitated by the NBER Conference Department.
The program directors will strive to be as inclusive as possible when
they review the student nominations. Priority will be given to students
who were on the job market this year, or who will be completing their
Ph.D. in the coming year.
Thank you for your help in making the Summer Institute an exciting and
vibrant gathering. I look forward to seeing you in July. All best wishes.
Jim Poterba
Received on Wed May 06 2015 - 15:47:50 EDT
