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Professional Development Grant for URM Faculty

 

2024 Award Winner

Elaine Tontoh, Austin Peay State University

Previous Award Winners

2023 Amanda Awadey, Mount Holyoke College
2022 Amy Eremionkhale, Georgia State University
2021 Michelle Andrea Phillips, University of Florida

The American Economic Association and its Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP) have established an annual Professional Development Grant for URM Faculty award open to junior economics faculty members from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the field of economics. The winner of an essay competition detailing their research and how it related to economic education will receive a $2,000 grant. 

Criteria

The junior faculty member should submit a summary of their research work along with a copy of their CV, limited to 2 pages. The written summary should be 1,000 words or less. All applications will be sent to the Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP).

The written summary should detail how their research relates to one of the principles topics listed below:

  • Introductory Concepts (scarcity, opportunity cost, comparative advantage, and economic models)
  • Supply Demand and Market Equilibrium (applications of supply/demand model)
  • Market Efficiency and Surplus; Market Failure and Public Goods
  • Factors of Production, Labor, Technology and Costs
  • Market Structure (pricing, advertising, and game theory)
  • Macroeconomic Variables and Policy Goals
  • Growth, Development, and Financial Markets (long run)
  • Monetary Policy (short-run fluctuations)
  • Fiscal Policy (short-run fluctuations)
  • International Economics (trade and finance)

Application Process and Deadlines

Applications meeting the criteria listed above should be submitted to info@csmgep.org with the subject line: "Professional Development Grant for URM." Applications are due by 5 pm ET on the second Friday in October.

CSMGEP will be fully responsible for reviewing all applications and selecting the winner. The winner will be announced at the ASSA meetings. 

Notification

The winner will be notified in December.