Mercatus Center at George Mason University is currently accepting applications for its Elinor Ostrom Fellowship 2026-2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Elinor Ostrom Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to PhD students from any university and any discipline, including but not limited to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology.
The total award of up to $7,000 includes:
In order to be accepted into the Elinor Ostrom Fellowship program, you must be:
To apply to the Elinor Ostrom Fellowship, "Apply" and complete the online application, including:
A 1-2 page cover letter explaining
your graduate school career to date,
your research interests and current projects, and
how your research and current projects would benefit from a greater understanding of the themes of markets, culture, morality, and sociality within the Austrian, Virginia and Bloomington schools of political economy
A current resume/CV
A few short answer questions
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