| The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is currently accepting applications for their graduate student programs for the 2020-2021 academic year. Mercatus offers fellowships for students pursuing graduate school in economics at George Mason University, as well as in other disciplines at universities around the world. Their fellows explore and discuss the foundations of political economy and public policy and pursue research on pressing issues. Successful fellows have gone on to obtain teaching, research, and leadership positions in academia as well as public policy positions in federal and state governments and at prominent research institutions. Upcoming Deadlines: Graduate Student Fellowships for Students in Any Discipline and From Any University The Adam Smith Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program for graduate students enrolled in PhD programs at any university and in any discipline including, but not limited to, economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology. Adam Smith Fellows receive a stipend and attend colloquia on the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy. It is a total award of up to $10,000 for the year. The application deadline is March 15, 2020. Read more about how the Adam Smith Fellowship gave alum Rosemarie Fike access to a valuable interdisciplinary network and an advantage on the job market in her alumni spotlight. The Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program for graduate students who are enrolled in master’s, juris doctoral, and doctoral programs from any university and in any discipline including, but not limited to, economics, law, political science, and public policy. Frédéric Bastiat Fellows receive a stipend and attend colloquia on political economy and public policy. It is a total award of up to $5,000 for the year. The application deadline is March 15, 2020. Learn more about the Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship helped make alum Jaime Narbon better economist in his alumni spotlight. The Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program for students who are enrolled in PhD programs from any university and in any discipline with training in quantitative methods. Oskar Morgenstern Fellows receive a stipend and attend colloquia on utilizing quantitative and empirical techniques to explore key questions and themes advanced the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy. It is a total award of up to $7,000 for the year. The application deadline is March 15, 2020. Read about how the program enriched Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship alum Alessandro Del Ponte’s graduate studies and encouraged him to embrace interdisciplinary research in his alumni spotlight. |
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