There are a number of fellowship opportunities at the NBER for post-doctoral scholars and thesis-writing
Ph.D. students in the 2024-25 academic year. Graduate student awards generally support research at the fellow’s home university, while
post-doctoral fellows are expected to spend the year in Cambridge. The application deadline is Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Further details on the application process may be found here:
https://www.nber.org/career-
FELLOWSHIPS FOR THESIS-WRITING PH.D. STUDENTS
* Aging and Health Research (8 fellowships based at NBER’s Cambridge
office funded by NIH; open to US citizens and permanent residents)
* Behavioral Macroeconomics (1 fellowship funded by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation)
* Consumer Financial Management (2 fellowships funded by the Institute
of Consumer Money Management)
* Retirement and Disability Policy (2 fellowships funded by the Social
Security Administration and NBER)
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
* Aging and Health Research (2 positions, open to US citizens and
permanent residents; funded by NIH and NBER)
* Agricultural Economics (2 positions, open to US citizens and permanent
residents; funded by the US Department of Agriculture)
* Economics of an Aging Workforce (funded by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation)
* Long-term Fiscal Policy / Public Finance (2 positions; subject to
funding by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation)
* Promoting Diversity in the Economics Profession (open to US citizens
and permanent residents; funded by NBER)
* Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Economic Outcomes (open to US
citizens and permanent residents; funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
* Retirement and Disability Policy (2 positions; funded by the Social
Security Administration and NBER)
* Transportation Economics (funded by US Department of Transportation)
