The Institute of Business and Economic Research (IBER) is provides small donor funded Dissertation Research Grants by UC Berkeley Graduate Students in the Ph.D. programs in Agricultural & Resource Economics, Business, Demography, Economics, and Public Policy.

The maximum award is $1,000. Grants may be used to cover out-of-pocket expenses associated with gathering data or conducting interviews in support of a Ph.D. dissertation. Grant awards are limited to one per academic year and two per life-time.

Deadline: There is no specific deadline. Awards are made on a rolling basis; the Institute makes awards to strong applications as long as sufficient funds remain. (Funds are periodically refreshed by new contributions from donors.)

Procedures: Download and fill out the application form: (.pdf Format) : mini_apps.pdf. It will ask applicants to do the following:

1. Write a short (2 pages or less) proposal
2. Have your advisor write a brief (1 page or less) letter of support, indicating whether s/he supports your request as essential and whether s/he feels you have adequately explored other possible funding sources.
3. Items 1 and 2 should be sent BY YOUR ADVISOR, along with the application, to

   Prof. Carl Shapiro, Director
   Institute of Business and Economic Research
   F502 Haas, MC=1922
   Or shapiro@haas.berkeley.edu

Applicants can expect a response within two weeks of receipt of the required items. Questions can be addressed to either Professor Shapiro (shapiro@haas.berkeley.edu) or Deputy Director Bob Barde (barde@haas.berkeley.edu.

IBER also maintains a list of past Dissertation Research Award recipients and their projects.