Stone Ph.D. Fellowship in Wealth and Income Inequality

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$20,000/year

Eligibility

School
University of British Columbia
Field of study
Social Sciences
Level of study
GraduateDoctorate
Year of study
Third year

About this scholarship

Open to UBC Ph.D. students in Economics at the Vancouver School of Economics entering their third year or higher whose research advances the understanding of wealth and income inequality.

Each Stone PhD Fellow receives $20,000 per year for up to two years, plus a $3,000 annual research stipend for data collection, analysis, and conference travel. Continued funding is conditional on satisfactory academic progress.

Students apply directly to the Stone Centre during its annual spring application window. Fellows are selected by a committee of Stone Centre faculty, and awards are made on the recommendation of the Vancouver School of Economics in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

The Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality, established by the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, supports research on the causes and consequences of income disparity and economic inequality.

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What else to submit

  • Students apply directly to the Stone Centre during its annual spring application window.
  • Funding may continue for up to two years, conditional on satisfactory academic progress.