Fellowships
Department of Economics
Graduate Program
There are a variety of fellowships available for economics students.
Departmental Fellowships
Silverman Fellowship
This fellowship is intended to recruit outstanding new students to the Economics PhD program. One award is made per academic year. All admitted students are automatically considered for this fellowship.
Gross Fellowship
One or two awards are made every academic year to attract the strongest new students to our program. All admitted students are automatically considered for this fellowship.
Sandor Fellowship
This fellowship is awarded to outstanding incoming students with an interest in environmental economics. Applicants for the Sandor Fellowship must submit a complete application by December 31.
Click here for an application form.Hardy Third-Year Paper Competition
This competition, which started in 2005, allows third-year students who are making timely progress through the program to submit papers for consideration by a faculty committee. Three prizes are awarded and the committee provides feedback and direction for continuing the research. This competition is intended to help third-year students start on their dissertation research.
Heller Dissertation Fellowship
This fellowship provides dissertation support for one outstanding student interested in public policy economics.
University-Wide Fellowships
Graduate School Fellowships
These academic year, merit-based scholarships are intended to recruit the very strongest students to the University of Minnesota . The department receives a limited number of nominations every year for this fellowship. All students who submit a complete application by December 31 are automatically considered for this fellowship.
MacArthur Fellowship
The MacArthur Fellowships are for students who are interested in Economic Development and Sustainability Issues. All candidates for the MacArthur Fellowships must be nominated by the department. If you are interested in applying for the MacArthur, please complete the MacArthur Fellowship application form and send a special statement of purpose that outlines your research goals in Economic Development and Sustainability. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. Applicants for the MacArthur fellowship must submit a complete application by December 31. For more information, please visit the MacArthur website . Click here for an application form.
DOVE Fellowship
The Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE) Fellowships are awarded to first-year graduate students from underrepresented populations and are only open to U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents. The Department nominates students for the DOVE, which is awarded by the Graduate School . If you are interested in applying for the DOVE, please indicate your interest on the application and submit a statement on how your background, experiences, and achievements will promote the University's goal of promoting excellence through diversity in addition to your regular statement of purpose. Applicants for the DOVE Fellowship must submit a complete application by December 31. Click here for an application form.
Additional information about the DOVE and other fellowship opportunities for students from underrepresented populations can be found on the Graduate School Outreach Office Funding Opportunities Website .
Graduate School Dissertation Fellowships
This fellowship provides dissertation support for exceptional students in the final year of their PhD program. It allows students to work full-time on their dissertation. The Department is allowed to nominate a limited number of students for this award.
External Fellowships
Aga Kahn Foundation Scholarship
American Association of University Women
American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships
American Institute for Economic Research
Council of Graduate Schools
Ford Foundation
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
IBM PhD Fellowship Program
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Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
Bank of Japan - IMF Fellowship
National Science Foundation
Oak Ridge Foundation for Scientific Research
Social Sciences Research Council
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Other Funding Opportunities
