• Financial Literacy Research

    Boot Camp 2026

    Stanford University | California, USA | June 22-26, 2026

Program

Participants in this five-day, full-immersion workshop will be exposed to research methodology in financial literacy and personal finance, including survey design, measurement, and theoretical models of financial decision-making. Participants will also learn how to conduct impact evaluations in an experimental setting.

Participation

The Financial Literacy Research Boot Camp will include approximately 20 participants and is restricted to assistant professors, early-career researchers, postdocs, and those currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs. Current Ph.D. students must have completed at least one year of coursework. All participants must have, or be working towards, a Ph.D. in economics, finance, or a related field. Participants are expected to read the assigned research ahead of the boot camp.

Reasonable transportation, food, and lodging costs will be covered.

Call for Applications

Application Deadline: April 30, 2026
Submit to contact@g53network.org

Applications will be reviewed by a committee made up of the G53 Network leadership.

Required application items:

  • CV 
  • Brief, one-to-two-page essay summarizing the applicant’s research work (current and intended) as well as the reasons for wanting to attend the boot camp. 
  • Two letters of recommendation from: 

(1) a current or former Ph.D. advisor and 

(2) another scholar familiar with the research work