Philadelphia Fed Mentoring & Advancing PhDs Program 2026 for PhD Candidates in Economics and Related Fields Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in United States

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is accepting applications for the 2026 Philadelphia Fed Mentoring & Advancing PhDs program (PFMAP), a research-visit and mentoring opportunity for advanced Ph.D. candidates.

Selected participants will visit the Philadelphia Fed, present their research, and engage with economists, researchers, and mentors. The program is designed to introduce Ph.D. students to the research environment at the Philadelphia Fed and to support networking and mentorship.

2026 opportunities include:

• Real-Time Data Research Conference (October 8–10, 2026) — deadline June 15, 2026; suitable for forecasting, macro-econometrics, and machine learning.

• Philadelphia Junior Macro Conference (November 12–13, 2026) — deadline July 30, 2026; suitable for all fields of macroeconomics.

• Philadelphia Macro Conference (October 21–23, 2026) — deadline July 30, 2026; suitable for all fields of macroeconomics.

• Regional Research Visitor Week (week of September 28 or week of October 26, 2026) — deadline July 30, 2026; suitable for urban, housing, and applied microeconomics.

Eligibility: U.S.-based Ph.D. candidates at the dissertation stage, with research ready to present. The program also considers applicants from adjacent fields when their work is relevant to economics, including public policy, finance, statistics and data science, and computer science.

Funding: PFMAP covers travel up to $300 and provides two nights of hotel accommodation.

How to apply: email a vita and a draft research paper to [email protected] by the relevant deadline. If your travel costs exceed the reimbursement cap, include a statement acknowledging that you will seek outside funds for the excess amount.