UMassGives 2025

 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.”

Nominations: Candidates for this prize are nominated by a member of the faculty.

Criteria: The prize is given to the nominee whose dissertation research best fits the criteria given in the quote above.

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.