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Deadline 10 Oct 2026 Department of Economics, DSE, with the Econometric Society · Delhi School of Economics, 11–13 December 2026
Contributed papers from graduate students and junior faculty for the department’s own December conference; keynotes this year include Debopam Bhattacharya, David Dorn, Botond Kőszegi and Georg Nöldeke.
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Recurring Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre · ISI Delhi, December
The other big December conference in Delhi: three days of development, growth and applied micro, with a call for papers that usually closes in mid-September.
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Recurring UGC / National Testing Agency · India
The exam that decides whether you hold the Junior Research Fellowship (five years of fellowship) or the lower Non-NET fellowship — held twice a year, June and December.
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Recurring Indian Council of Social Science Research · India
₹20,000 a month for two years plus contingency, for full-time registered PhD scholars under 40; the call opens roughly once a year.
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Recurring United States–India Educational Foundation · United States, 6–9 months
Six to nine months of research at a US institution for registered Indian PhD scholars; the annual call closes around 1 July for the following year.
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Recurring Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK · United Kingdom, 12 months
Up to twelve months at a UK university as part of a PhD registered at home — tuition, stipend and airfare covered; applications run on an annual cycle.
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Recurring DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) · Germany
Research grants for short stays (1–6 months) and bi-nationally supervised doctorates; several calls a year with autumn deadlines for most programmes.
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Recurring International Growth Centre (LSE / Oxford) · Fieldwork in India and other partner countries
Periodic calls for policy-relevant research on growth and development; PhD scholars apply with a faculty principal investigator.
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Recurring World Bank · World Bank, Washington DC (8 months)
An eight-month research fellowship at the World Bank for PhD candidates from developing countries; the call opens annually.
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Recurring J-PAL South Asia and partner organisations · India and worldwide; rolling
Rolling postings for RA, field-manager and policy roles on randomised evaluations — a common path to data, co-authors and a job-market paper.
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Recurring The Econometric Society · Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas; rotating hosts
The Asian, Australasian, African and European meetings run calls for papers each year with submission deadlines several months ahead; student membership is cheap.