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Economics and Media Background
Which of the following economics courses have you taken (or are you currently taking) at the collegiate level?
Introductory Microeconomics
Introductory Macroeconomics
More Advanced Micro
More Advanced Macro
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Which of the following types of media have you personally produced?
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If applicable, please provide links to a few pieces of online content that you created and are proud of. This could be public content (e.g., social media posts or public YouTube videos) or anything else you're willing to share privately with the MRU team (e.g., unlisted YouTube videos or shared files on Dropbox or Google Drive).
Short Essay Questions
What are your academic and professional goals, and how will the MRU Fellowship help you achieve them? (Limit of 2,000 characters.)
Choose an economic idea or principle and use it to explain a real-world phenomenon—something in the news, in culture, in your personal life, or in history. Imagine you are explaining it to the average internet user with no background in economics. We are especially interested in original, surprising, and insightful connections that show how economics can reveal fresh ways of understanding the world. (Limit of 2,000 characters.)
If accepted to the Fellowship, your main project for the program would be to develop original content that brings economic insight to a mass audience. What would you propose for your project? What specific deliverables will you produce? How are they different from what’s already available? What does this project achieve? (Limit of 2,000 characters.)
Online Capability
Do you have the necessary computer equipment (including video and audio) and a reliable internet connection to ensure your ability to participate in an online fellowship program?
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