Graduate Fellowships & Awards
The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) supports graduate students each year through graduate fellowships and research funding.
Application Cycles
Applications for named graduate fellowships and the Landau Discussion Paper Prize open during the spring quarter each year. The George P. Shultz Dissertation Support Fund offers two application cycles annually; one in the fall quarter and another in the spring quarter.
Graduate Student Dissertation Fellowships
Application Deadline: May 14, 2026
SIEPR is currently accepting applications for graduate student dissertation fellowships for the academic year 2026-2027. These fellowships provide up to three-quarters of support to qualified Stanford applicants who are pursuing policy-relevant economics research and who are entering the final year of their PhD program.
To apply, you must submit an online application. SIEPR will contact your faculty advisor directly for feedback on your application. You do not need to request letters of recommendation. Please note that some of the available funding is restricted to graduate students in the economics department and some awards are restricted for topics in finance and healthcare. Students who received SIEPR dissertation fellowships in the past will not be eligible to receive another fellowship.
Eligibility: Stanford Graduate Students going into the final year of their PhD program in AY2026-2027.
The criteria for evaluating applications include potential policy contributions of proposed research in one or more of SIEPR's focal areas, and the potential academic contributions of the proposed research.
The Claire and Ralph Landau Student Discussion Paper Prize 2026
Application Deadline: May 22, 2026
The Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) is currently accepting applications for the Claire and Ralph Landau Student Discussion Paper Prize for the best student-written SIEPR working paper.
The $2,500 prize is a tribute to the Landaus and their countless contributions to SIEPR and Stanford’s economics department. The range of eligible topics is as broad as Ralph Landau’s interests were in economics — papers can deal with any issue involving the formulation or evaluation of economic policy.
The George P. Shultz Dissertation Support Fund
Each fall and spring quarter, SIEPR invites graduate students to apply for research funding through the George P. Shultz Dissertation Support Fund. This fund supports students who are gathering and working with primary economic data. The award is provided as a stipend, which can be used to pay for travel and expenses related to building original data sets or acquiring commercial data sets.
Applications will be opening soon!