The 2024 PREDOC Summer Course will give you the opportunity to:
The PREDOC Summer Course: Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems is an eight-week, tuition-free course providing a culminating award of $2,000 to successful participants. A goal of the program is to remove barriers to access to research and doctoral careers in quantitative social science, and cultivate an inclusive classroom experience where different ideas and experiences interact productively. This virtual course is designed to prepare rising undergraduate sophomores and juniors with the coding, research methodology, and professional skills that are relevant for pursuing a research career in the quantitative social sciences. We want students to be well-equipped to find their own research pathways, whether they lead to a pre-doctoral position or graduate study.
Applications are now closed. Please check back next year for information about the 2025 cycle.
Please contact us at info@predoc.org with any questions.
Summer Course Institutional Partners
This summer, the course will be taught by Professor Bruich, a lecturer and advisor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. Professor Bruich is a representative of Harvard's Opportunity Insights (OI), one of the main program partners helping to ensure the success of this program. Along with Prof. Bruich, students will have the opportunity to learn from and meet with faculty and economists representing a diverse range of specialties from OI and other premier research institutions.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors will host Day 1 of the capstone research conference in Washington, D.C.
OI's mission is to identify barriers to economic opportunity and develop scalable solutions that will empower people throughout the United States to rise out of poverty and achieve better life outcomes.
Opportunity Insights
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Ideal candidates are:
Interested in applying but want to learn more?
Join our upcoming virtual info session on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CT to learn more. Register here!
Application Requirements:
We are excited to offer the 2024 PREDOC Summer Course: Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems in a virtual environment, with exception for the mandatory in-person research presentation in Washington, D.C. The conference is scheduled for the beginning of August; travel and board will be funded.