Stripe is now inviting graduate students and early-career researchers interested in studying the economics of AI to apply for the Economics of AI Fellowship Program. Any graduate student or early career professional can apply, regardless of past experience.
Fellows receive a grant, participate in conferences with leading economists and technologists, and have the potential to access unique data via Stripe and its customers. The initial cohort will include 15-20 fellows and will form the foundation of a community at the bleeding edge of economic research.
The Stripe Economics of AI Fellowship is a progamme aimed to fill that gap by supporting foundational academic research in the area. While they welcome researchers interested in any aspect of the economics of AI, broadly defined, they are particularly interested in supporting high-impact research that:
- is focused on the economics of transformative AI
- is forward-looking
- is expected to be of durable importance, and
- moves fast.
Benefits
- Community: A community of like-minded researchers studying the economic implications of AI.
- Conference: Funding to attend an exclusive conference in San Francisco (early summer 2025), featuring leading economists and technologists in this space. Fellows will be asked to present a brief project proposal, and invited to participate in follow-up conferences to present and get feedback on preliminary results.
- Opportunity for data: The opportunity to gain access to unique datasets through Stripe and its customers.
Funding Information
- Fellows receive a baseline grant of $10,000.
- Applicants may request additional funding with justification, for example if funding for a data purchase would accelerate research progress.
- Graduate students are encouraged to request sufficient funding to buy out a unit of teaching or research assistantship, if they have a specific project idea which a buyout would provide time to work on.
Role and Responsibilities
- Fellows are expected to:
- Continue and accelerate existing work on the economics of AI, or to pledge a good-faith effort to work on at least one research project on the topic.
- Present a brief research proposal at our initial conference.
Eligibility Criteria
- They expect most of the initial fellows to be grad students or early-career researchers (including postdocs, assistant professors, etc.) in economics.
- Researchers from any country are eligible to apply.
- Prior experience in AI economics is welcome but not required; exceptional candidates without any background in the field are encouraged to apply, including researchers in departments outside of economics.
- Fellows are not required to have a project proposal to apply.
Eligible countries
Professionals and graduate students from around the world are welcome to apply.
Application deadline
April 15, 2025
Application link
Click HERE to apply.
Stripe has launched the Economics of AI Fellowship Program for graduate students and early-career researchers, regardless of prior experience, to study AI economics.
The program offers grants, participation in conferences, and access to unique datasets through Stripe. The first cohort will include 15-20 fellows, creating a community for cutting-edge economic research on AI.
The fellowship supports research that is transformative, forward-looking, and of lasting importance.
It provides a baseline grant of $10,000 with the possibility of additional funding for specific needs. Fellows are encouraged to use the funding for activities such as data purchases or teaching buyouts to facilitate their research.
Participants are expected to work on research projects related to AI economics and present proposals at a conference in San Francisco, scheduled for early summer 2025. The fellowship is open to researchers from any country, with no prior AI economics experience required.
Applications are due by April 15, 2025. Interested individuals can apply through Stripe's website.
