National Bureau of Economic Research

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To support research on the development of mathematical talent in students, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) plans to offer up to four non-resident dissertation fellowships for the 2025–2026 academic year. These fellowships are open to doctoral students in economics and economics-adjacent fields such as public policy, at US and Canadian universities, who will have advanced to dissertation candidacy by the start of the fellowship period. The dissertation research must focus on issues related to identifying and developing mathematical talent among youth.

Each fellowship includes a stipend of $34,000, up to $13,000 in tuition assistance, and a $3,000 research support fund. Fellows will join a network of peers with related research interests, receive guidance from an NBER faculty mentor, and participate in the NBER Summer Institute’s Innovation/Productivity meeting in Cambridge, MA, in July 2026.

NBER strongly encourages applications from women, individuals from under-represented groups in economics, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Applicants should submit a single PDF with a cover letter, CV, and a one-page research proposal by January 5, 2025 ET.
For more information, please contact Abbie Murrell at murrella@nber.org.