Calls for Fellowship Applications
The NBER coordinates pre- and post-doctoral fellowship programs supported by several federal and foundation funders. Fellowships are available for graduate students working on dissertations on the economics of aging, behavioral macroeconomics, energy economics, gender in the economy, health economics, and on retirement and disability. Post-doctoral fellowships are available for post-Ph.D. researchers, including junior faculty members who could combine other sources of support with an NBER fellowship, who are working on aging and health, the economics of an aging workforce, disability, fiscal policy, retirement security, and tax competition. In addition, the NBER offers a post-doctoral fellowship for a promising researcher who is a member of a group that is historically under-represented in economics, or who is studying diversity in the economics profession. Further information on the support levels of each fellowship, application requirements, and deadlines may be found by visiting the links below.
Unless otherwise noted, the deadline to apply is Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11:59 pm EST
- Aging and Health Research (8 pre-docs at NBER's Cambridge office; open to US Citizens and permanent residents; funded by the National Institute on Aging)
- Behavioral Macroeconomics (1 pre-doc at home university; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
- Energy Economics (1 pre-doc at home university; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
- Gender in the Economy (3 pre-docs at home university; funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) Note Extended Deadline: Applications due Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 11.59pm (EST)
- Retirement and Disability Policy (2 pre-docs at home universities; funded by the Social Security Administration)
- Aging and Health Research (2 post-docs; open to US citizens and permanent residents; funded by NIH and NBER)
- Economics of an Aging Workforce (1 post-doc; funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
- Long-term Fiscal Policy (2 post-docs; funded by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation)
- Promoting Diversity in the Economics Profession (1 post-doc; open to US citizens and permanent residents; funded by the NBER)
- Retirement and Disability Policy (2 post-docs; funded by the Social Security Administration)
- Tax Competition (1 post-doc; funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) Note Extended Deadline: Applications due Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 11.59pm (EST)