NBER's Grants to Support Data for Economic Measurement Research Projects fund data purchases for research advancing economic measurement and statistics.
Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates: Rolling
Funding Amounts: $2,500–$7,500 per award; funding is for direct data purchase costs only.
Summary: Supports early-career faculty and doctoral students in acquiring data for research advancing economic measurement and statistics.
Key Information: Proposals accepted until funds are exhausted; U.S. college or university affiliation required.
This program, administered by the Economic Measurement Research Institute (EMRI) at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), provides small grants to support the acquisition of data for research projects focused on developing or improving economic measurement tools and datasets. The initiative aims to foster innovative research in areas such as price measurement, income and product accounts, employment and wage statistics, and technology indicators. The grants are intended for early-career faculty and dissertation-stage doctoral students, enabling them to purchase datasets or subscriptions necessary for advancing the accuracy and breadth of economic statistics.