The ACES Dissertation Research Fellowship, launched for the 2020-2021 academic year to encourage research on comparative economics supports an emerging scholar in the field with funding as they complete their dissertation.
The Fellowship was launched in 2020 as the Gerard Roland Fellowship to honor and recognize the fundamental contributions of Gerard Roland to the field. Fellows receive a stipend, additional research funding, and a tuition scholarship. ACES also typically awards research prizes to runners-up.
ACES welcomes applications from scholars working in fields primarily related to: i) development/transition economics; ii) comparative institutions; iii) political economy; and iv) economics of culture. Other topics emphasizing theory, methods or implications of comparative economics are accepted too. Students working in related fields are encouraged to apply.
Award
One fellowship will be awarded for the academic year 2026-2027. The fellowship will provide a total financial award of $20,000, to be paid by September 1, 2026. Fellows will be expected, to the extent possible, to make data collected for their research publicly
available. ACES will also grant up to two additional Research Awards of $5,000 for 2026-2027.
Eligibility
To be eligible for fellowship support, an applicant must be enrolled as a full-time Ph.D. student at an accredited college or university, and must have advanced to dissertation candidacy status by the start of the fellowship period.
Fellowship Website:
https://www.acesecon.org/aces-dissertation-fellowship