Economics

AAAS/NSF Science and Engineering Fellowship Program: Fellows spend one year at the National Science Foundation (NSF), beginning in September 2004, learning how NSF funds science, while providing scientific, engineering, and educational input on issues relating to NSF's mission to support fundamental science and engineering research and education. AAAS/NSF Science and Engineering Fellows will be placed in offices throughout the Foundation working with staff involved in the planning, development and oversight of agency programs. The programs include all fields of fundamental research including biological, computer and information, mathematical and physical, social/behavioral/economic, and geo-sciences as well as engineering and technology, education, or public, legal and legislative affairs.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_NSF.shtml

American Institute for Economic Research Fellowships: Opportunity for researchers to spend a summer (or more) at the Institute pursuing their chosen course of research. The Institute is an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to scientific inquiry into economic problems and to the education of the general public through wide dissemination of its research results. Candidates must have strong writing skills, and the ideal candidate will be able to communicate research findings to a general readership. Applicants who have a Ph.D. or have completed all but their dissertation are preferred, but others with demonstrably strong writing skills will be considered.
http://www.aier.org/

American Institute for Economic Research Summer Fellowships: Awards about a dozen Summer Fellowships each year to college and university seniors who will be entering a doctoral program in economics or affiliated program (e.g., law and economics, economic history, etc.). We also consider applications from those students enrolled in such programs for no more than one academic year. The program is not designed for students wishing to pursue graduate work in a business school program (e.g., finance, MBA, etc.). Summer Fellows attend the Institute for an 8-week period of study and are provided with room and board at the Institute plus a $250 per week stipend. Those who demonstrate exceptional potential are awarded Fellowships in-absentia if they are enrolled in an accredited graduate-degree program in economics for the succeeding academic year. In-absentia Fellows receive full or partial payment of tuition or a monthly stipend for all or part of the academic year, or both.
http://www.aier.org/programs/student_fellow.php?cat=about

Association for Women in Science (AWIS): Female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree may apply.
http://www.awis.org/ed_foundation.html

Bosch, Robert Foundation Fellowship Program: The program strives to provide young American professionals (23-34) with executive level internships in the federal government and private sectors in Germany. Seminars in Berlin, Frankfurt/M. and Munich as well as visits to Poland, the Czech Republic, Belgium and France provide a meaningful understanding of issues facing the European Union and Germany today. Candidates are competitively chosen from the fields of business administration, economics, journalism and mass communications, law, political science and public affairs/public policy.
http://www.cdsintl.org/

Brookings Institution: Research Fellowships in Governmental Studies: Annual fellowship program to provide one year of residence at the Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.) for doctoral candidates whose dissertation topics are directly related to public policy issues. Fields of study include: public policy and economic studies, including the general fields of economic growth, international economics, human resources, industrial organization, regulation, public finance, monetary economics, and economic stabilization.
http://www.brook.edu/admin/fellowships.htm

Canadian Studies Graduate Student Fellowship Program: Promotes research in the social sciences and humanities with a view to contributing to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada and its relationship with the United States and/or other countries of the world. Priority topics include bilateral trade and economics, Canada-U.S. border issues, cultural policy and values, environmental, natural resources, and energy issues, and security cooperation (in alphabetical order). In addition, projects that examine Canadian politics, economics, culture, and society as well as Canada's role in international affairs are welcome. The purpose of the fellowship is to offer graduate students an opportunity to conduct part of their doctoral research in Canada.
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/washington/studies/grantguide-en.asp

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: Opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the federal level in the public policy area of their choice through the General Public Policy Fellowship. All aspects of public policy are considered such as: issues affecting children and families, international affairs, economic development, education, housing, local government, etc. CHCI also aims to develop leaders in the areas of public health administration (Edward Royal Public Health Fellowship), telecommunications policy (Telecommunications Policy Fellowship) and corporate-public interest (Corporate Fellowship).
http://www.chci.org/

Echoing Green Foundation: The stipend serves as seed money to start a new public service organization or an independent project. The proposed project can be domestic or international. We do not limit our fields of interest, but support projects in all public service areas including, but not limited to, the environment, arts, education, health, youth service and development, civil and human rights, and community and economic development.
http://www.echoinggreen.org/

Eisenhower World Affairs Institute: Dwight Eisenhower Thomas Pappas Graduate Fellowship Program: Offered annually to PhD students at Harvard University and Tufts University who are currently in the process of writing their dissertations. One Fellowship, worth $10,000, is awarded each year. Fields of study covered by this fellowship include international relations, security studies, government, economics, business administration, and history.
http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/programs/scholarships/

Fisher, Joseph L. Doctoral Fellowship: Open to doctoral candidates in their final year of dissertation research in economics on issues relating to natural resources, energy or the environment.
http://www.rff.org/

German Chancellor Scholarship: U.S. citizens who have completed at least a Bachelor’s Degree by the time the Programme begins are eligible to apply. Applications may come from prospective leaders in professions spanning all sectors of American society - public, private, not-for-profit, cultural, and academic (the arts and humanities, social and political studies, law, business, architecture, journalism and economics). Candidates may be no more than 34 years old at the time they enter the program.
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/programme/stip_aus/buka.htm

German Studies Research Grant: This small grant program is designed to promote study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective and offers department and/or program chairs the opportunity to nominate highly qualified candidates to DAAD.
http://www.daad.org/?p=50129

Hagley Museum Henry Belin Du Pont Fellowship: Annual award to allow individual out-of-state scholars to pursue their own research for periods of two to six months in residence at the Hagley Museum and Library. Eligibility: studies related to American economic, business, industrial, and technological history.
http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html

Herb Society of America: Open to those who are interested in furthering the knowledge and use of herbs through research in horticulture, science, literature, history, art and/or economics.
http://www.herbsociety.org/research.php

Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and Pfizer, Inc. Graduate Fellowship: Annual awards to provide partial financial support to Hispanic students in graduate programs. Includes a paid internship at Pfizer's N.Y.C. headquarters for the summer following the year of academic support. Fields of study include: biostatistics, economics, medicine, business administration, electrical engineering, public health, computer engineering, epidemiology, computer information systems, and health administration.
http://www.hsf.net/home/

HUD: The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program: Annual program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research; to assist doctoral candidates in the timely completion of their dissertation research; to focus research on policy-relevant housing and community development issues; and to provide a forum for new scholars to share their research findings.
http://www.oup.org/

HUD: The Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) Program: Annual program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research and to enhance their research skills through the preparation of a research manuscript on a HUD-related topic.
http://www.oup.org/

Humane Studies Fellowships: Supports the work of outstanding students interested in the classical liberal/libertarian tradition. The core principles of this tradition include: the recognition of individual rights and the dignity and worth of each individual; protection of these rights through the institutions of private property, contract, and the rule of law, and through freely evolved intermediary institutions; and voluntarism in all human relations, including the unhampered market mechanism in economic affairs and the goals of free trade, free migration, and peace.
http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/id.775/default.asp

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): Opportunities to advanced students whose interests correspond with IIASA's ongoing research on issues of sustainability and the human dimensions of global change, and on methods for dealing with these complex issues.
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/yssp2001/about-program.html

Lambda Alpha International Land Economics Foundation Graduate Scholarship Application Guidelines Award Information and Qualifications: Seeking to award a graduate student in the United States, Canada, or Great Britain undertaking graduate study in land economics, architecture, law, geography, urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental planning, civil engineering, government, public administration, real estate, or urban studies a scholarship.
http://www.planning.org/institutions/scholarship.htm

Mayo, Clara Grants in Support of Masters’ Theses and Pre-Dissertation Research on Sexism, Racism, or Prejudice: Preference given to students enrolled in a terminal master's program. Studies of the application of theory or the design of interventions or treatments to address these problems are welcome.
http://www.spssi.org/mayo.html

Muskie, Edmund S./Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship: Open to citizens from the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan. Provides fellowships to citizens of the countries listed above for graduate level programs in business administration, economics, education, environmental management and policy, international affairs, journalism and mass communications, law, library and information science, public administration, public health, and public policy.
http://www.soros.org/scholar/mfsa.html

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (Including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards) :  Offers recognition and three years of support for advanced study to approximately 900 outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03050/nsf03050.htm

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education.
http://www.orau.org/news/releases/2002/fy02-47.htm

Population Council Fellowship for Predoctoral Training: Fellowships will be awarded for advanced training in population studies, including demography and public health, in combination with a social science discipline, such as economics, sociology, anthropology, or geography. Awards will be made only to applicants whose proposals deal with the developing world.
http://www.popcouncil.org/index.html

President's Commission on White House Fellowships White House Fellowships: Annual program to give outstanding, promising Americans the opportunity to receive a firsthand introduction to the workings of government at the highest level. Applicants should be out of school and working in their chosen profession. There are no formal age or educational requirements although candidates called for interviews have tended to range from their mid-twenties to their early forties.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fellows/

Resources for the Future Summer Internship Opportunities: Annual internship program for graduate students to work with one or more RFF researchers in one of the three research divisions on a variety of ongoing projects, or to assist in the development of entirely new areas of research and policy analysis.
http://www.rff.org/rff/About/Fellowships_and_Internships/
Summer/Summer-Internship-Program.cfm

Risk Policy Fellowship Program: Fellows work for one year at either the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, providing scientific and technical input on issues relating to human health, economic, and environmental aspects of risk assessment or risk management. Applications are invited from individuals in any physical, biological, or social science, any field of engineering, or any relevant interdisciplinary field. All applicants must have a Ph.D. or an equivalent doctoral-level degree by the application deadline (January 10, 2004). Individuals with a master’s degree in engineering and at least three years of post-degree professional experience may apply. Individuals with a D.V.M., M.D., or a Ph.D. in the natural sciences or economics are especially encouraged to apply. Risk modelers are particularly sought.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_Risk_Policy.shtml

Sloan, Alfred P. Foundation: Fellowships for faculty in chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics; postdoctoral fellowships for career transitions into computational molecular biology from physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and related fields; Sloan Industry Center Fellowships, Education and Careers in Science and Technology; Ph.D.’s for underrepresented minorities fellowships also available.
http://www.sloan.org/main.shtml

Social Science Research Council: Sexuality Research Fellowship: The Sexuality Research Fellowship provides dissertation and postdoctoral support for social and behavioral research on sexuality. It is intended for scholars conducting research in the United States. Funds are provided by the Ford Foundation.
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/sexuality/

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Award: Although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline or professional field. In the past, fellowships have been awarded to candidates in anthropology, architecture, art history, economics, education, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political science, public health, psychology, religion, and sociology, but eligibility is not restricted to these academic areas. Candidates should be interested in pursuing further research in education once the doctorate is attained.
http://www.spencer.org/programs/fellows/fellow_awards.htm

Starkey, Otis Paul Fund: Supports doctoral dissertations or research papers devoted to regional study or significant problem areas in the United States or its possessions.
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html

Taxpayers for Common Sense: Fellowships and Internships: Politically independent, TCS works with members of Congress and the Executive Branch, along with activists of all political philosophies, to cut wasteful government spending and reduce federal subsidies. TCS's dynamic approach bridges the gap between liberals and conservatives to achieve common-sense solutions that stream-line government and make a positive contribution for the taxpayers of today and tomorrow.
http://www.taxpayer.net/about/employment.htm

Truman, Harry Library Dissertation Year Fellowship: Supports graduate students working on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were prominent during the Truman years. Applicants should have substantially completed their research and be prepared to devote full time to writing their dissertation. Preference will be given to projects based on extensive research at the Truman Library.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/#ress

Truman, Harry Library Institute Grants Program: Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars are particularly encouraged to apply, but applications from others engaged in advanced research will also be considered. Preference will be given to projects that have application to enduring public policy and foreign policy issues and that have a high probability of being published or publicly disseminated in some other way.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/#ress

von Humboldt, Alexander Foundation TransCoop Programme: The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supports transatlantic research cooperation among German, American and/or Canadian scholars (Ph.D. required) in the humanities, social sciences, economics, and law by means of the TransCoop Programme.
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/
programme/stip_aus/transcoop.htm