Funder: Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics
Due Dates: August 31, 2027 (Application deadline) | Rolling review until the search closes
Funding Amounts: $20,000/year salary supplement plus $20,000/year research support for up to three years, subject to salary-based phaseout
Summary: Supports job market PhD candidates taking positions in eligible developing countries to advance useful research in development economics.
Key Information: An eligible position offer is required for an award, but not at application.
Description
The Weiss Fund Fellowship provides supplementary salary and research support to exceptional job market PhD candidates accepting positions in Weiss Fund-eligible developing countries. Run by the Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics, it is intended to influence candidates weighing an eligible position against a competing opportunity elsewhere.
The fellowship supports research aligned with the Fund’s mission, including research expenses and visits to globally leading economics departments. It offers tracks for assistant professors and researchers holding postdoctoral or equivalent affiliations with globally leading universities while based in eligible countries. Selection emphasizes useful development economics research, research quality, and the likely long-run effect on a candidate’s research trajectory. Fellows are expected to participate in a regional research community and demonstrate sustained research progress.
