What is the Pipeline Mentoring Program?
The Mentoring Program was established in the mid-1990s by the American Economic Association Committee on the Status of Minorities in the Economics Profession to address the under-representation of minorities among those entering and/or completing doctorate degrees in economics. The program matches African-American, Latino, and Native American economics Ph.D. students and new doctorates with mentors in the field, and also facilitates networking between more senior economists and students at all stages of the educational and early-career pipeline.
Mentees, mentors, and friends are invited to join the Cyber-Network of the Mentoring Program. To do so, please contact Professor Patrick Mason at pmason@fsu.edu. Please include Mentoring Program Sakai Admissions in the subject heading, and include your name and preferred email address use by the site in the text of the email.
Economics Mentoring Program Research Funds
An NSF grant for the Mentoring Program provides $12,000/year to support graduate student research and $6,000/year to support graduate student travel.
Publications in high quality academic journals represent the major path to successful employment as an academic economist, researcher at a think tank, business economist, or public policy expert. Accordingly, the allocation of travel and research funds is oriented toward those activities that increase the probability of producing high quality journal articles.
Travel Assistance
Requests for travel assistance will be ranked as “highest priority,” “priority,” and “beneficial.” Highest priority travel will receive highest ranking. Travel assistance will not exceed $1,250. Travel requests shall be accompanied by an estimated budget. Those awarded grants must report on their activities at the summer conference.
Highest priority
i) Presentation of papers, participants as discussants, chairing a session, or presenting poster.
ii) Participation in a scholarly conference or seminar oriented toward skill enhancement (for example, PSID workshop, econometrics workshop, NSF workshop, seminar on recent advances in a specific area of research)
Priority
i) Attendance at ASSA meetings or regional economic conferences (Southern, Eastern, Western, and Mid-Western)
Beneficial
i) Travel to do research with a co-author at another institution.
ii) Travel to collect data.
iii) All other research related travel.
Research Assistance.
There will be 6 – 8 awards, ranging from $1,500 - $2,000.
We expect research applicants to include a graduate student and a faculty member. However, high quality solo and joint applications by graduate students will also be considered. Those awarded grants must present their research at the summer conference.
Research funds may be used to cover the following activities: travel to do research with a co-author an another institution; purchase data, equipment, or software that is not otherwise available; stipends to cover living expenses while engaged in research during the summer; or, other similar expenses.
Deadlines for Requests.
The Table below includes all deadlines for 2012-2013. The deadlines are for both research and travel assistance requests.
Deadlines for Research and Travel Assistance Requests
|
Activity Period |
Deadline |
Notification |
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Fall 2012 |
September 7, 2012 |
October 5, 2012 |
|
Spring 2013 |
November 9, 2012 |
December 7, 2012 |
|
Summer 2013 |
November 9, 2012 |
December 7, 2012 |
CONTACT:
Professor Patrick Mason
Director, Pipeline Director
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306
email: pmason@fsu.edu
