James Buchanan Fellowship

• ACADEMIC & STUDENT PROGRAMS

To introduce early-career scholars to the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy. Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are due April 15, 2024.

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Details

The total award of up to $8,000 includes:

• A stipend
• All required reading materials
• Travel and lodging to attend colloquia hosted by the Mercatus Center

Qualifications

In order to be accepted into the James Buchanan Fellowship program, you must:

• Have graduated within the last six years from a doctoral program
• Have an academic position at an accredited university and/or a research position with an organization dedicated to in-depth research in social sciences and other sciences

About the Fellowship

The Mercatus Center’s James Buchanan Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to scholars in any discipline who have recently graduated from their doctoral programs. The aim of this fellowship is to encourage early-career scholars to critically engage ideas in the political economy of Adam Smith and the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy. In addition, James Buchanan Fellows will be introduced to contemporary applications of these ideas to questions in social sciences dealing with the dynamics and institutional underpinnings of economic, political, and social coordination. Read more about the fellowship 

Additional Financial Support

Additional sources of funding are available to our Buchanan Fellows, including: Conference Funding Research Funding 

Have more questions?

1. Should I apply to the James Buchanan Fellowship? 2. I just submitted my application. When can I expect to hear from Mercatus with a decision 3. My doctoral degree is not in economics, political science or philosophy. Am I still eligible? 4. I am not based in the United States. Am I eligible for the fellowship? 5. Am I eligible to receive the funding provided by the James Buchanan Fellowship Program? 6. Why is it important for me to attend all scheduled events including scheduled lunches and dinners? 7. What is the schedule of colloquia for the coming academic year? 8. How will the readings and other materials associated with my involvement in the James Buchanan Fellowship Program be provided? 9. What expenses are reimbursable under the terms of the James Buchanan Fellowship? 10. I am currently on the job market and have not completed my job search. Can I still apply? 11. The Mercatus Center was unable to award me a fellowship this year. Can I apply again? 12. Are there additional opportunities for support for prospective or past participants in the James Buchanan Fellowship Program? 13. Who was James Buchanan? 14. I still have questions about the Mercatus Center James Buchanan Fellowship Program.

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Confirm your qualifications

In order to be accepted into the James Buchanan Fellowship program, you must:

• Have graduated within the last six years from a doctoral program
• Have an academic position at an accredited university and/or a research position with an organization dedicated to in-depth research in social sciences and other sciences

Review requirements

Review the program requirements to ensure the James Buchanan Fellowship is right for you.

• View program requirements 

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