The Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship is a one-year, competitive fellowship program awarded to graduate students with training in quantitative methods who are attending PhD programs from any university in a variety of fields including economics, political science and sociology.
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Mercatus Center Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship
Aim and Benefits of Mercatus Center Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship
The total award of up to $7,000 includes:
- A stipend
- All required readings
- Travel and lodging to attend colloquia hosted by the Mercatus Center
Additional sources of funding are available to our Morgernstern Fellows, including:
- Conference Funding
- Research Funding
Requirements for Mercatus Center Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship Qualification
Qualifications
In order to be accepted into the Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship program, you must be:
- Enrolled in a PhD program with training in quantitative methods from any university and in any discipline
Students who meet all of the following 3 criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Students who will be enrolled in an accredited PhD program during the upcoming academic year.
- Students who are able to commit to traveling 2 weekends and half a week for colloquia during the upcoming academic year.
- Students with training in quantitative methods (including but not limited to advanced statistics, regression analysis, experimental economics, mathematical modeling and agent-based modeling) and have a research or teaching interest that would benefit from a greater understanding of key writings in political economy.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Mercatus Center Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship
- Remain enrolled as a degree seeking doctoral student throughout their participation in the Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship Program
- Attend and actively participate in all aspects of the scheduled program of events (i.e. three weekend colloquia) including meals and organized social activities
- Meet stated deadlines with respect to the preparation of their research proposals for the summer colloquium
- Arrive on time and prepared for each colloquia session having carefully read the assigned reading in advance
- Complete a short evaluation survey following each colloquium
- Maintain an up to date record with the program of a valid postal address to which packages can be shipped
- Submit an updated curriculum vita on request, quarterly over the course of their participation in the program
Application Deadline
March 15, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Mercatus Center on mercatuscenter.formstack.com to apply
Confirm your qualifications
In order to be accepted into the Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship program, you must be:
- Enrolled in PhD program with training in quantitative methods at any university and in any discipline
Review requirements
Review the program requirements to ensure the Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship is right for you.
For more details visit: Mercatus Center website.
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