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Fellowships

The Mercatus Center offers fellowships providing training and support for students studying political economy at Mason and universities around the world. Applications are open! Browse our fellowships below.

We offer fellowships for:

• Students pursuing an MA or PhD in economics at George Mason University
• Students in any high school
• Those considering or in the early stages of graduate school
• Students interested in studying political economy, no matter their discipline or university
• Early-career scholars

• Find the right fellowship for you 

For Students at George Mason University

PhD Fellowship

The PhD Fellowship is a competitive, full-time fellowship program for students pursuing a doctoral degree in economics at George Mason University. Our PhD Fellows take courses in market process economics, public choice, and institutional analysis and work on projects that use these lenses to understand global prosperity and social change. ApplyLearn More 

• Working toward a PhD in economics
• Attending George Mason University

Dissertation Fellowship

The Dissertation Fellowship is a one-year, renewable, competitive fellowship program for students who have advanced to candidacy in their PhD program at George Mason University and are working on dissertations that aim at understanding how social change occurs and how to create a freer society. ApplyLearn More 

• Working toward a PhD
• Attending George Mason University

MA Fellowship

The MA Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for students in George Mason University’s MA economics program who are interested in pursuing an advanced degree in applied economics in preparation for a career in public policy. Our MA fellows take specialized courses which provide analytic training in applying economic ideas to solve problems in the world. ApplyLearn More 

• Working toward an MA in economics
• Attending George Mason University

Undergraduate Fellowship

The Undergraduate Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program for undergraduate students at George Mason University. Fellowships are open to full- and part-time 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. ApplyLearn More 

• Working towards an undergraduate degree
• Attending George Mason University

For Students at Any University and in Any Discipline

Adam Smith Fellowship

The Adam Smith Fellowship is a co-sponsored program of the Mercatus Center and Liberty Fund, Inc. Adam Smith Fellowships are awarded to graduate students attending PhD programs from any university in a variety of fields including economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology. Apply

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Source: Opportunity Desk