The Frédéric Bastiat Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to graduate students attending Masters, JD, and PhD programs in a variety of fields including economics, law, political science, and public policy.
The aim of this fellowship is to introduce students to the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy as academic foundations for contemporary policy analysis, policy-relevant academic research, and other applied topics. Fellows will explore how this framework is utilized for a variety of topics (including entrepreneurship, technological innovation, regulation, immigration, natural disasters and military conflicts, and federal and state fiscal policy) during a series of colloquia where they will interact with Mercatus scholars that work on policy analysis and policy-relevant academic research. Fellows will join a network of Mercatus students, alumni, and scholars who are conducting and engaging with cutting edge research in contemporary political economy.
Award Details
The total award of up to $5,000 includes a stipend and travel and lodging to attend colloquia hosted by the Mercatus Center. Students must be able to commit to traveling during 4 weekends for colloquia during the upcoming academic year. Bastiat Fellows are eligible to apply for conference and research support. They can also re-apply to the fellowship each year of their studies.
Fellowship Website:
https://asp.mercatus.org/content/bastiat-fellowship