Summer Economics Fellows Program

Overview
Sponsored by the American Economic Association and the National Science Foundation, summer economics fellowships are available to senior graduate students and junior faculty. During their residency, fellows participate as members of the research community while engaged in a research project of their own choosing. Fellows will be mentored by experienced economists both on scientific issues, and career issues such as negotiating publications, the job market, and advancement strategies.

Fellows are encouraged to present a research seminar at the sponsoring agency during their fellowship. Fellows are typically either junior faculty or graduate students at the dissertation stage. Fellows are to be chosen by the program with the agreement of the sponsoring institution in line with the goal of advancing the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the economics profession, the fit of a candidate with the activities of the research group at the sponsoring institution, and the value of the proposed research to advancing the sponsoring institution's own goals.

Application
Applicants are asked to apply directly to the program, but are welcome to indicate a preference for a particular sponsor. Applicants should include a C.V. and one page description of their proposed research, as well as the applicant information form. (A cover letter is not necessary.) Graduate students should include a letter of recommendation from a faculty member; junior faculty may include such a letter from a senior faculty member. Fellowships are open to all economists without regard to gender or minority status, although the goal of the program, advancing the careers of women and underrepresented minorities, will drive the selection process. For example, in seeking to advance women in the economics profession an institution may sponsor a couple, or a male partner of a female economist, or otherwise sponsor a male economist whose participation would assist the general goal of advancing women in the profession. Please send applications to CSWEP@tufts.edu. Preference in consideration will be given to applications received by February 29, 2008.

Compensation and residency dates
Compensation is set by each sponsoring institution, normally at a level commensurate with the institution's usual practices for an economist of equivalent experience. Fellows are responsible for their own expenses. (Sponsors may cover expenses in lieu of a Participating Programs for Summer of 2008: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Brookings Institution The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago The Federal Reserve Bank of New York The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Rand Corporation Resources for the Future Urban Institute W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research stipend where the amounts involved are roughly equivalent and where the fellow and sponsor both prefer this method.) Dates of residence are determined by agreement between sponsor and fellow, eight to twelve weeks is the norm.

Sponsoring requirements
Sponsoring institutions agree to sponsor one or more fellows during summer 2008 and summer 2009, assuming suitable matches can be made. Sponsoring institutions may either make payments directly to fellows, or transfer funds through the National Science Foundation to the program's AEA/Pipeline budget and have the program make payments to the fellow. Administrative expenses of the program are supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Participating Programs for Summer of 2008:

• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
• Brookings Institution
• The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• The Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Rand Corporation
• Resources for the Future
• Urban Institute
• W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Administration
The program is administered by an ad hoc committee appointed by the Chairs of CSWEP and CSMGEP.

For further information contact Dick Startz, Summer Fellows Program Coordinator at aeansfsf@u.washington.edu.