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Funding Opportunities for Graduate School

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Financing graduate study in economics is often done in conjunction with the student's PhD program. Most graduate school funding is not need-dependent, but instead tends to be merit-dependent.

Funding is generally awarded in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. Different programs award funding for different durations. According to the study, "Attrition in Economics Ph.D. Programs," (Stock, Finegan, and Siegfried, 2006), about 80 percent of the incoming class of economics PhD students at a representative sample of PhD programs were awarded financial aid during their first year of graduate study. The largest proportion of these was in the form of fellowships (which generally have no work requirement). The second most common financial aid was in the form of teaching and/or research assistantships (which generally include a work requirement).

Securing some form of aid and receiving a fellowship are more common among students enrolled at top-tier programs.

Links to Funding Resources
  • The provides information on pre-doctoral research assistantships.
  • ProFellow has a  in Economics.
  • Siju’s Chronicles has a YouTube in Economics.
  • The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Western Regional Graduate Program offers to students at certain schools.
  • Anne Byrne maintains a for graduate students in economics and related fields.
  • The National Science Foundation awards funding through its
  • Cornell offers available to graduate students.
  • The University of California-Riverside provides an to websites that offer financial support for graduate students, which are categorized by subject area.
  • The American Institute of Economic Research provides a description of their .
  • The University of Washington offers .
  • The World Bank has for students from developing countries.
  • The Ford Foundation has a for minorities pursuing PhDs.
  • The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board offers an
  • Some students may want to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid () for potential financial aid opportunities.