Economics Pre-Doc Workshop for Underrepresented Minorities
Friday September 24, 2021
A one day virtual workshop to connect promising undergraduates from U.S. universities with pre-doctoral hiring institutions.Please help identify promising Underrepresented Minorities (URM) undergraduates who are interested in PhDs in economics and related fields. Pre-doctoral fellowships are increasingly becoming a route for undergraduates to learn the ins and outs of research, develop their own interests in economics research, and boost preparation for graduate school.
Students who attend will learn about pre-doc positions and meet with economists, pre-doc managers, current pre-docs, and graduate admissions directors from the participating institutions.
The Participating Institutions include:
Atlanta Fed
Microsoft Research
San Francisco Fed
California Policy Lab
MIT-Sloan
Stanford
Chicago Fed
Northwestern
University of Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Board
Notre Dame Wharton
J-P AL Princeton Yale
with addresses by Carycruz Bueno (Wesleyan) and Christopher Neilson (Princeton).
In order to foster a workshop environment with significant interaction, we will limit the number of attendees.
Due Date: Friday, September 10
Eligibility: Current or recent undergraduate or Masters students from a U.S. institution
Please submit your applications using this link.
Submission items include:
- A 1-2 paragraph description of why you want to attend, what you seek to learn, and what your research interests are
- An unofficial copy of your transcript
- The name, job title, and email address of one academic reference Informational website: h ttps://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/predocpipeline2021/
