EEA’s Minorities in Economics Committee is pleased to announce its First Annual Minority in Economics Mentoring Workshop for Economics PhD students and Early Career Economists in collaboration with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom on July 13-14, 2026.
The workshop aims to support late-stage economics PhD students or early-career researchers who identify as a minority group (including, but not limited to, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, ethnic minorities, and people from a disadvantaged background), through mentoring and feedback on research, with senior academics present to provide insights on the publication process and career advice.
The workshop is co-funded by the EEA’s Minorities in Economics Committee and University of Bristol, and endorsed by the Royal Economic Society.
PhD student and early-career researcher mentees will have accommodation fully covered, as well as travel reimbursed up to €300. If needed, we also have limited budget to support the travel and accommodation of some mentors. Attendees must commit to attending the entire workshop.
To apply, please complete the following form here
(The same form is used for PhD student mentees, early career researcher mentees, and senior scholar mentors)
Mentees: You must submit an unpublished research paper that will be presented and discussed at the workshop. For PhD students, we highly encourage you to submit your job market paper. Mentees are also expected to review one co-mentee’s work and deliver constructive comments at the workshop.
Mentors: We are aiming for representation from a diverse set of organisations, including academia, private sector, government, and think-tanks. You will be asked to discuss one paper of the mentees in detail. We will strive to match mentors with mentees based on their research fields and lived experiences.
The deadline to apply is Thursday 30 April. We will send notifications of participation decisions by Friday 15 May.
If you have specific questions about the workshop, please reach out to one of the co-organisers:
Eleonora Alabrese (University of Bath, ea2143@bath.ac.uk)
Boon Han Koh (University of Exeter, b.koh@exeter.ac.uk)
Anastasia Papadopoulou (University of Bristol, anastasia.papadopoulou@bristol.ac.uk)
Tommaso Reggiani (University of Cardiff, reggianit@cardiff.ac.uk)
Dario Sansone (University of Exeter, d.sansone@exeter.ac.uk)
The workshop aims to support late-stage economics PhD students or early-career researchers who identify as a minority group (including, but not limited to, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, ethnic minorities, and people from a disadvantaged background), through mentoring and feedback on research, with senior academics present to provide insights on the publication process and career advice.
The workshop is co-funded by the EEA’s Minorities in Economics Committee and University of Bristol, and endorsed by the Royal Economic Society.
PhD student and early-career researcher mentees will have accommodation fully covered, as well as travel reimbursed up to €300. If needed, we also have limited budget to support the travel and accommodation of some mentors. Attendees must commit to attending the entire workshop.
To apply, please complete the following form here
(The same form is used for PhD student mentees, early career researcher mentees, and senior scholar mentors)
Mentees: You must submit an unpublished research paper that will be presented and discussed at the workshop. For PhD students, we highly encourage you to submit your job market paper. Mentees are also expected to review one co-mentee’s work and deliver constructive comments at the workshop.
Mentors: We are aiming for representation from a diverse set of organisations, including academia, private sector, government, and think-tanks. You will be asked to discuss one paper of the mentees in detail. We will strive to match mentors with mentees based on their research fields and lived experiences.
The deadline to apply is Thursday 30 April. We will send notifications of participation decisions by Friday 15 May.
If you have specific questions about the workshop, please reach out to one of the co-organisers:
Eleonora Alabrese (University of Bath, ea2143@bath.ac.uk)
Boon Han Koh (University of Exeter, b.koh@exeter.ac.uk)
Anastasia Papadopoulou (University of Bristol, anastasia.papadopoulou@bristol.ac.uk)
Tommaso Reggiani (University of Cardiff, reggianit@cardiff.ac.uk)
Dario Sansone (University of Exeter, d.sansone@exeter.ac.uk)