The Joseph Schumpeter Fellowship is a competitive and extendable fellowship program designed for undergraduate students at George Mason University who are interested in learning key ideas in the political economy. The fellowship is open to all full-time and part-time degree-seeking scholars from any discipline who catalyze the learned ideas in academic and policy research.

Joseph Schumpeter fellows study major and concurrent writings in political economy by prominent scholars and attend a number of conversations with varying university and the center’s scholars, students, and alumni.

Also, the fellows in the program will conduct and engage with new researches in PE.

Application deadline: May 20, 2021

Host institution: George Mason University

Total Award Value:  $1,000 for each semester

Location: USA

Award Benefits It covers:

• Meals expense
• Stipend,
• All required materials at the events of the program
• Advice on research and jobs and graduate school

In addition, applicants are eligible to apply for research and conference funds.

Program requirements

The Joseph Schumpeter Fellows are required to:

• Stay enrolled as a full- or part-time undergraduate degree-seeking student for the duration of the fellowship program;
• Actively attend all the scheduled programs of the event;
• Reach on time and have thoroughly read the assigned readings beforehand;
• Submit and updated CV quarterly over the course of their attendance in the program;

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How to apply?

In order to apply for this fellowship, please complete the online application and submit it.

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The application package includes:

• A 1-2 page cover letter describing:

– Applicants’ undergraduate school career to date,

– Their future academic and professional plan,

– Their interest in studying key ideas about political economy,

– Their expectation from the program,

• A recent curriculum vitae,
• A current university’s transcript (even unofficial)
• A few brief questions with answers,

For further queries about the program, please email: SchumpeterFellowship@mercatus.gmu.edu

For more information about the fellowship and its previous versions, read here.