LSE Economics PhD Applicant Mentoring Programme

AMP welcomes applicants from all groups that are underrepresented in economics. This includes, but is not limited to, applicants who identify as black, female, low-income, first generation (i.e. first in the family to attend university), LGTBQ+, and people with disabilities. Only students who are currently pursuing or have completed undergraduate studies should join the programme.

AMP mentors are PhD students in the LSE Department of Economics and they are able to answer questions about and provide advice on the application process. This may include writing a strong statement of purpose or research proposal, highlighting strengths and explaining weaknesses in the applicant’s profile, which courses to take, and how to approach professors with requests for reference letters.

Furthermore, AMP mentors can share their experiences as PhD students with applicants to give them a more accurate idea of what doing a PhD in economics is like.

Please fill out this form to submit an application to the mentoring programme.

AMP is designed for prospective applicants who will submit their applications to PhD economics programmes either this year or the next. It is expected that the LSE PhD economics programme is one of the programmes that mentees plan on applying to.

Requests for mentorship are assessed on a rolling basis and applicants are matched to AMP mentors subject to availability.

The AMP mentors provide their time on a volunteer basis. Participating in AMP will not be considered by the department’s admission committee and in no way forms part of the application process for the PhD programme.