Other Programs

The leadership alliance is a consortium of over 30 institutions—many overlapping with the PREDOC consortium—aimed at training, mentoring, and inspiring students to pursue doctoral studies. 

This program provides interns an opportunity to work with Columbia Business School's faculty on a research project in economics, accounting, finance, management, marketing, or the behavioral sciences.

The Board's Internship Program provides valuable work experience for undergraduate and graduate students considering careers including, but not limited to, economics, finance and accounting, information systems, and data analysis.  Find even more opportunities at the Fed's Econ Jobs website.

PRIMO is a selective ten-week summer community of undergraduates participating in research affiliated with Harvard Business School faculty.  PRIMO fellows receive a research stipend.

Pathways to Science has a database of paid part-time Summer RA opportunities in a variety of social sciences, as well as STEM fields like computer science and applied mathematics.

This TFAS program track is ideal for students who are passionate about politics and seeking to make an impact on their community through public policy or the nonprofit sector.

The EDE program was launched by BFI in 2021 and aims to increase diversity in economics through finding and supporting outstanding undergraduates who are interested in the field.

The AEA Summer Training Program will be held at Howard University for Summer 2024 and in collaboration with the Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race, and economics faculty collaborator, the US Federal Reserve Board.

The University of Chicago's Summer Institute in Social Research Methods combines classroom instruction, workshops, and hands-on research experience for undergraduate and early-career graduate students. Participants are eligible to access RA positions with faculty at the University of Chicago.

This program, launched four years ago by The NABE Foundation and the NABE Diversity and Inclusion Committee, provides access to valuable learning and networking opportunities for diverse and underrepresented early-career economists and students interested in pursuing a career in applied economics.

The Electronic Undergraduate Statistics Research Conference (eUSR), which runs each fall, is a FREE online conference where undergraduate statistics & data science students present their work, learn more about careers in statistics & data science, and acquire valuable information about applying to, and succeeding in, graduate school.

The DOE Scholars Program is a Department-wide program designed to create a pipeline of highly qualified talent in disciplinary fields (such as environmental science, technology, engineering or mathematics) that support mission critical areas of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Post-bac/graduate Research Edification & Preparedness for Ph.D. in Education (PREPPEd) program is a six-week PhD preparedness and mentoring program for those who are invested in ethnic minority research.

The Introduction to Diversity in Doctoral Education and Scholarship (IDDEAS) program is a two-day immersion workshop to introduce students to doctoral studies in economics and business.

Through partnerships, networking, mentoring, and unique events, The PhD Project empowers our community to help students from historically underrepresented backgrounds earn PhDs so they can inspire and educate the next generation of business leaders.

By empowering and equipping Black women in quantitative sciences, The Sadie Collective addresses the pipeline and pathway problem in economics, finance, data science, and public policy through curated content creation, programming, and mentorship.

The PhD Excellence Initiative drives diversity in the field of economics by offering rigorous, post-baccalaureate fellowships to high-achieving scholars of color, setting them on the path to pursue doctoral degrees and research careers at the nation’s top institutions.

Many students interested in an economics PhD experience disparate degrees of support in the application process. The Mentoring Program aims to mitigate these gaps by helping students from underrepresented groups connect with a graduate student mentor in Duke, Harvard, MIT or Stanford’s PhD economics programs.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is a prestigious funding tool for graduate school. Click here for an orientation given by NSF program officials and a past winner of the GRF.