ESA Mentoring Program 2026-2028 Cohort Application Open [Due Sep 4]
Yuliet Verbel
Dear ESA community,
We are writing to invite applications for the 2026-2028 ESA Mentoring cohort.
The ESA Mentoring Program aims to address the issue that junior experimentalists, especially women, typically do not have a senior mentor in experimental economics in their home department. In 2014, the ESA Executive Committee voted to set up a mentoring program, modeled after the NSF CeMENT workshop for female assistant professors. The goal is to help junior women achieve tenure and become leaders in their field. So far, we have graduated four cohorts (2015-19; 2020-22; 2022-24; and 2024-26).
Eligibility for the new 2026-28 cohort: Female experimental economists (postdoc, assistant professors, or equivalent) within 3 years from their PhD (conferred between May 1, 2023 - September 1, 2026).
Note: Graduate students are NOT eligible. If you are already in the AEA/NSF CeMENT program, please do NOT apply so others might have the opportunity.
Application: Please click the LINK to the Google Forms application. You will need to (i) upload a copy of your CV, and (ii) nominate up to five senior women close to your area of research.
Deadline: September 4, 2026.
Expectations: We expect to have 1-2 senior mentors for each group of 6-8 junior women. Group members are expected to read and comment on each other’s working papers or grant proposals monthly and continue supporting each other until everyone is tenured. In other words, this program requires a significant commitment. Please do NOT apply if you are not willing to help others in your group.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Erin Krupka & Yuliet Verbel
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Yuliet Verbel, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Information
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor