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2025-07F: Paid Doctoral Fellowship

New York, NY

Part-time

Onsite

New Grad

$10K/yr - $10K/yr

MDRC is offering virtual paid fellowships for doctoral candidates through its Gueron Scholars Program, aimed at supporting research on social issues affecting low-income Americans. The fellowship provides opportunities for students to engage with MDRC's staff and gain exposure to social policy research while completing their dissertations.

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Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Dedicate the necessary time and effort to complete all onboarding activities

Develop specific milestones to make progress on their doctoral dissertation and work in good faith to complete dissertation research activities outlined in the fellowship application

Engage in the intellectual life of MDRC by attending relevant meetings, seminars, and professional networking sessions

Interact with MDRC research staff with expertise relevant to their dissertation research

Present their research to the MDRC community

Qualification

Doctoral program enrollmentQualitative research methodsQuantitative research methodsPolicy-relevant dissertationIndependent researchConstructive feedbackCollaborative work

Required

Must be enrolled and in good academic standing in a doctoral program in criminal justice, economics, education policy, political science, psychology, social policy, sociology, or related fields

Must use qualitative or quantitative research methods in their dissertation

Must have a dissertation proposal or prospectus that addresses a policy-relevant question that has been approved by the applicant's academic department and, if applicable, by their university's Institutional Review Board