Don Lavoie Fellowship Application 


The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students. The aim of this fellowship is to expose students, from any discipline, to the key ideas in political economy and how to utilize them in academic and policy research.

If you have any questions, email LavoieFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.
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Eligibility


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Ineligible

The Don Lavoie Fellowship is not for students who plan to be enrolled in a degree program at George Mason University this upcoming academic year. However, we offer several fellowships for students at George Mason University. We offer the PhD Fellowship for PhD students in economics, the Graduate Scholars program for all other graduate students, and the Undergraduate Scholars program for undergraduates at George Mason University. Learn more here: students.mercatus.org.

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This Upcoming Academic Year

If you are currently applying to graduate programs for the upcoming academic year, please list your most likely plan in the fields below and then provide more detail on what your applying to/planning to do in the "describe more" text field. You will have an opportunity to update us on your plans later in the application process as well.




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Educational Information  

Please provide educational information beginning with the most recent university you are attending/have attended as a degree-seeking student. List no more than three universities (you can include further details on your resume/CV).

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References

Please list two references that speak to your academic performance and career goals. These references are not required to send letters of recommendation but may be contacted if we have questions. Letters of recommendation can be sent to LavoieFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu, although it is not required.

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Upload Application Materials 


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Please upload a 1-2 page cover letter explaining what you hope to get out of the program, your familiarity with Mason and Mercatus scholars and their research, and your research interests. 
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