Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: Disability Policy Research in Economics

Last Updated on May 26, 2023

Two African-American students looking at economics data on tablet for pre-doctoral fellowship research.
Applications are now being accepted by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Disability Research Center for the 2014-2015 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Disability Policy Research. These fellowships are funded by the Social Security Administration-Disability Research Consortium and are open to doctoral students in Economics.

Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Details

  • 12 month stipend of $22,476 to cover the fellow's tuition at his or her college or university
  • Limit of $12,000 annually, plus health insurance
  • Limited funds for travel and research expenses
  • May be renewed for the following academic year, subject to evaluation by the selection committee

Eligibility

Applicants must be:

  • Enrolled at a North American college or university as a full-time PhD student
  • Recommended by their dissertation supervisor
  • Interested to do research on disability policies

NBER encourages applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds, those with disabilities and those who are from under-represented ethnic or racial groups

How To Apply the Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Candidates must submit his or her resume plus a short research proposal. This proposal must not be more than 3 pages of text and 2 pages of tables and graphs. Applicants must also submit recommendation letters sent directly to Professor David A. Wise at dwise@nber.org

Application deadline is on April 30, 2014.

Major NBER Research Themes on Disability

  • Administrative Issue
  • Children and SSI
  • DI Program Interactions
  • DI Replacement Rates
  • Dimensions of Health & Disability
  • Disability and Technology
  • Disability Insurance Spending
  • Enrollment Trends
  • Financial Incentives in DI
  • Health, Education & Disability
  • Incidence of Disability Claims
  • International Comparisons
  • Maintaining Employment
  • Program Design & Evaluation
  • Workplace Reintegration

To apply, visit Pre-Doc Fellow in Disability Policy Research page.

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