Research Training Programs
Penn LDI currently offers several training programs, ranging from an undergraduate to a postdoctoral program.


Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA)
Training researchers from underrepresented backgrounds in health services research as it applies to aging Americans.

Get Experience in Aging Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP)
A 15-month fellowship in the demography and economics of aging and health care for undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds.

LDI-Penn Dental Summer Health Services Research Fellowship
A 10-week fellowship in health services and policy research for first-year Penn Dental students.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
A two-year position for recent graduates of doctoral programs in economics or related disciplines.

Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program (SUMR)
Celebrating 24 years of inspiring the next generation of health services researchers.