Predoctoral Research Fellowship Program

Our Predoctoral Fellowship Program provides one to three years of research experience and professional development training to individuals, typically those interested in pursuing a PhD. Fellows work with multiple core CIDER faculty to gain a breadth of skills and exposure to multiple research projects. Additionally, Fellows supplement their practical research with a catalog of professional development opportunities, including weekly seminars, technical trainings, conferences, audited coursework, and networking.

Meet our Predoctoral Fellows

Salma Chaoui
Post-graduate Fellow, CIDER
Research interests: Development Economics, Environmental and Social Justice, Climate Change, Agricultural Economics, Animal Welfare Faculty Supervisors: Chris Barrett, John Hoddinott

Alumni

2026 cohort

Chandrakant Agme
Supervised by Joanna Upton and John Hoddinott

Axel Schneider
Supervised by Chris Barrett

Shubham Singh
Supervised by Luisa Cefalà, Chuan Liao, Martina Occelli and Nicholas Swanson

2025 cohort

Felipe Macedo Dias — Ph.D. Student, UC-San Diego
Supervised by Daniela Scur and John Hoddinott

Simon Taye — Ph.D. Student, Yale University
Supervised by Heather Schofield

Hao Wang — Ph.D. Student, UC-Davis
Supervised by Heather Schofield

2024 cohort

Grace Chen — Cornerstone Research
Supervised by Daniela Scur

Kateri Mouawad — Ph.D. Student, UC-Santa Cruz
Supervised by Chris Barrett and Joanna Upton

Luiza Tanoue Troncoso Peres — Masters Student, Imperial College London
Supervised by Daniela Scur

Predoctoral Research Fellowship Program

Meet our Predoctoral Fellows

Salma Chaoui

Alumni

Learn more about the CIDER program