Adam Smith Fellowship 2026-2027 for Graduate students (up to $7,000) – YOA

Deadline: March 15, 2026

Applications for the Adam Smith Fellowship 2026-2027 are actually open. The Adam Smith Fellowship is awarded to graduate students attending PhD packages at any college and in any self-discipline, together with however not restricted to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology.

The goal of this fellowship is to introduce students to and encourage them to critically interact key thinkers in political economic system that they won’t in any other case encounter throughout their graduate research. As such, Adam Smith Fellows spend three weekends through the educational 12 months collaborating in workshops and seminars on the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington colleges of political economic system. Fellows will be a part of a community of Mercatus students, alumni, and students who’re conducting and interesting with leading edge analysis in modern political economic system.

Benefits

The whole award of up to $7,000 consists of: 

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

Eligibility

Open to:

• Students that shall be enrolled in an accredited PhD program through the upcoming educational 12 months.
• Students which can be in a position to commit to touring 3 weekends for colloquia through the upcoming educational 12 months.
• Students which have a analysis or educating curiosity that might profit from a larger understanding of key writings in political economic system.

Application

Complete the net application, together with:

• A 1-2 web page cowl letter explaining:
  • your graduate college profession to date,
  • your analysis pursuits and present tasks,
  • your familiarity with the thinkers related to the Austrian, Virginian, and Bloomington colleges of political economic system, and
  • what you hope to get out of this system.
• A present resume/CV
• A number of quick reply questions

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Adam Smith Fellowship.