NBER Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: Retirement and Disability Research

Deadline: 12/10/2020

NBER’s Fellowship Program in Retirement and Disability Policy Research, supported by the Social Security Administration and NBER, offers pre-doctoral fellowships for independent research aimed at the health, labor, behavioral, and other economic or policy aspects of retirement and disability.

Trainees work under the supervision of their dissertation advisor and will be selected based on reviewers’ assessment of the policy relevance of the proposed research and the potential to make an important contribution to understanding of retirement and/or disability.

Duration

1 year.

Funding

$25,320USD

The fellowship offers a 12-month stipend of $25,320 and covers tuition at the fellow’s home institution (up to $16,000) plus health insurance and limited funds for research expenses and travel. A research paper or progress report on the funded topic must be submitted by the end of the fellowship year, and will be a critical component of renewal applications.

Eligibility

Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time PhD student at a North American college or university, address a topic directly relevant to retirement and/or disability, and be recommended by their dissertation supervisor. NBER is not able to sponsor a visa for this position.

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