Research funding
Economics
50+ open programsCatalog updated
Economics has fewer open private programs than most disciplines its size, and the ones that exist cluster in a few places.
The History of Economics Society runs the largest block, which says something about where private money in the field goes: history of thought, methodology and the discipline's own institutions, rather than applied empirical work, which is more often funded federally or by a university. The Association for Social Economics, the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Trust, the National Bureau of Economic Research and the American Economic Association make up most of the rest.
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General awards and prizes are more than half the hub, and the median award is $10,000. Several listed programs are explicitly mentoring awards, meaning the funding pays for a relationship rather than a study, which is easy to miss when scanning for grant money.
This hub is deliberately academic. Community and economic development programs carry economics-adjacent labels but are not what someone searching for economics research grants is looking for.
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2026 Chester O. McCorkle Jr. Student Scholarship
The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust offers the 2026 Chester O. McCorkle Jr. Student Scholarship to support graduate student applied research on economic issues related to agriculture.
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- Amount
- $2,000
Boehlje Agribusiness Management Fellowship
The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust offers the $2,500 Boehlje Agribusiness Management Fellowship to support graduate students pursuing PhDs in agribusiness management and preparing for academic careers in agricultural economics.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $2,500
Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship
The AAEA Trust’s Sylvia Lane Mentor Fellowship supports early-career women scholars researching food, agricultural, or natural resource issues through collaboration with an established expert at another university, institution, or firm.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $2,500
These are the soonest deadlines of 50+ open programs. FundFit holds every one, screens it against the researchers at your institution, and names who should apply.
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