The Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics invites candidates to apply to the Kabir Banerjee Predoctoral Fellowship. The Fellowship seeks to expand the representation of researchers from low and lower-middle-income countries in leading predoctoral programs. Successful candidates will receive Weiss Fund endorsement and may be invited by leading faculty to apply to pre-approved 2-year predoctoral research positions at leading universities.
Past candidates have been matched with economists at MIT, Stanford, Northwestern, Princeton, UChicago, and other leading institutions. The Fellowship supports candidates with substantial interest and potential for success in an academic career in development economics who otherwise may have limited access to mentorship and training from leading economists.
We particularly value candidates with strong math skills, especially those who are able to obtain top scores on the math GRE. We welcome applications from fields such as Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, and Physics. Candidates do not need to have economics training or experience in order to apply, but they must be interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics and thus be willing to learn about the field. If admitted into one of these pre-approved positions, Fellows will work directly with one of the world’s leading development economists.
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Kabir Banerjee Program Information
Turning Math Skills into Global Impact
Ram Sundaram
Program Manager, Weiss Fund