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Small Group Breakfast Meeting for Underrepresented Scholars

 

The American Economic Association and its Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession (CSMGEP) is pleased to sponsor the annual Small Group Breakfast Meeting for Underrepresented Scholars. The event features esteemed special guests each year:

  • 2026: Lawrence Katz
  • 2025: Janet Currie
  • 2024: Janet Currie
  • 2023: Christina Romer, Susan Athey
  • 2020: James Poterba

Several racial and ethnic groups remain underrepresented in the economics profession. This breakfast is intended to support economists who have faced barriers to entry or advancement, including those with limited access to mentorship or institutional resources. Because space is limited to 20, participation will be determined based on factors such as career stage, access to professional networks, and ability to benefit from the event’s mentoring focus. We encourage anyone who identifies with these challenges to express interest.

A past attendee said, "The CSMGEP breakfast provided opportunities for me to meet leaders in our field to ask important career questions.  It also introduced me to a cohort of economists from similar backgrounds, which is hard to come across.  I recommend this program to anyone looking for more career guidance or a community of scholars who have faced similar challenges."

Application

Please complete this form, which will ask for information about you plus a brief statement of how you think this opportunity will benefit you.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

  • From a group that is traditionally underrepresented in the field of economics
  • A junior scholar - defined as people who are pre-tenure (or equivalent rank) or who received their PhD no more than 10 years before the year of the breakfast, regardless of what industry or sector they are employed in.
  • US Citizen, Permanent Legal Resident, DACA, or Eligible Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA)

Deadline
Applications meeting the criteria and requirements listed above should be submitted by 5 pm ET on the second Friday in October. 

Notification
Selected attendees will be notified by early December.