Select The Fellowship Programs
You Want To Apply To
Based on the degree you plan to be pursuing in the upcoming academic year, you are eligible for the following graduate student fellowship programs with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Please read the descriptions below and select the fellowship program or programs you wish to apply for. Applying for multiple programs that interest you, if you are eligible, is encouraged and will not negatively impact your possibility of participating in any one fellowship program.
The Adam Smith Fellowship is a one-year, competitive, in-person fellowship program awarded to PhD students from any university and in any discipline, including but not limited to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology. The aim of this fellowship is to introduce students to and encourage them to critically engage key thinkers in political economy that they might not otherwise encounter during their graduate studies. If you have any questions, email
SmithFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.
The Carl Menger Fellowship is a one-year, competitive, online fellowship program awarded to PhD students from any university and any discipline, including but not limited to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology. The aim of these fellowships is to introduce students to and encourage them to critically engage key thinkers in political economy that they might not otherwise encounter during their graduate studies. If you have any questions, email
MengerFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.
The Elinor Ostrom Fellowship is a one-year, competitive, in-person fellowship program awarded to PhD students from any university and any discipline, including but not limited to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology. The aim of this fellowship is to expose students to the themes of markets, culture, morality, and sociality within the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy and to provide them with the tools needed to utilize this framework in academic research that explores these themes. If you have any questions, email
OstromFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.
The Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to graduate students with training in quantitative methods who are attending PhD programs from any university in a variety of fields including but not limited to economics, political science, and sociology. The aim of this fellowship is to expose students to strategies for utilizing quantitative and empirical techniques to explore key questions and themes advanced by the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy. If you have any questions, email
MorgensternFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.
The Graduate Scholars program is a one-year, competitive, in-person program for graduate students at George Mason University. Fellowships are open to full- and part-time degree-seeking Mason students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research. Graduate Scholars study foundational and contemporary writings in political economy by notable scholars and attend a series of conversations with various Mason faculty and Mercatus scholars. If you have any questions, email
GraduateScholars@mercatus.gmu.edu.
The Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to graduate students attending 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. The aim of this fellowship is to introduce students to the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy as academic foundations for contemporary policy analysis, policy-relevant academic research, and other applied topics. If you have any questions, email
BastiatFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.
The Ronald Coase Fellowship is a one-year, competitive, online fellowship program awarded to graduate students attending master’s, juris doctoral, and doctoral programs in a variety of fields including economics, law, political science, public policy, sociology, and history. The aim of this fellowship is to introduce students to the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy to understand the causes and consequences of social problems. If you have any questions, email
CoaseFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.
The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, 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. Fellows must have a reliable internet connection to participate. If you have any questions, email
LavoieFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu.