UMassGives 2026

Support the Department of Economics! We have two programs that we are highlighting during UMassGives 2026!

One is our program of undergraduate research assistantships, in which current students majoring in Economics work with faculty members to gain valuable research assistant experience on research projects. The EURA program engages students in cutting-edge economics beyond the classroom. Make a gift to the EURA program here.

You can also support the department by making a gift to the Galbraith Prize.

The Galbraith Prize was created by a donation from Samuel Bowles, Professor Emeritus; Richard Edwards, formerly a Professor in this Department; and Geoffrey Shepherd, Professor Emeritus. It is awarded annually to a graduate student for “outstanding dissertation research dedicated to the use of economic reasoning and facts to enlighten the public discussion of economic issues in the interest of human betterment in the spirit of John Kenneth Galbraith.”

Students who are nominated for this prize by a faculty member are invited to submit a description of their dissertation research of 1-3 pages in length. The faculty nominator writes a letter evaluating the student’s dissertation research and commenting on how it fits the criteria for this prize given in the above quote. The Graduate Program Committee evaluates the nominees and makes a recommendation as to which nominee should be given the prize. The chair and graduate program director make the final selection.