Elinor Ostrom Fellowship 2026-2027 (up to $7,000) – YOA

Deadline: March 15, 2026

Applications are open for the Elinor Ostrom Fellowship 2026-2027. The Elinor Ostrom Fellowship is a one-yr, aggressive fellowship program awarded to PhD college students from any college and any self-discipline, together with however not restricted to economics, philosophy, political science, and sociology.

The intention of this fellowship is to expose college students to the themes of markets, tradition, morality, and sociality throughout the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington colleges of political financial system and to present them with the instruments wanted to make the most of this framework in tutorial analysis that discover these themes. Elinor Ostrom Fellows spend three weekends in the course of the tutorial yr collaborating in colloquia on these three colleges of political financial system. Fellows will be a part of a community of Mercatus college students, alumni, and students who’re conducting and interesting with chopping-edge analysis in modern political financial 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 in the course of the upcoming tutorial yr.
• Students which might be in a position to commit to touring 3 weekends for colloquia in the course of the upcoming tutorial yr.
• Students who’ve analysis or instructing pursuits within the themes of markets, tradition, morality, and sociality and who would profit from a higher understanding of key modern writings in political financial system.

Application

Complete the net application, together with:

• A 1-2 web page cowl letter explaining:
  • your graduate faculty profession to date,
  • your analysis pursuits and present initiatives, and
  • how your analysis and present initiatives would profit from a higher understanding of the themes of markets, tradition, morality, and sociality throughout the Austrian, Virginia and Bloomington colleges of political financial system
• A present resume/CV
• A couple of brief reply questions

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Elinor Ostrom Fellowship.