PhD Fellowship
For students pursuing a doctoral degree in economics at George Mason University and interested in a career in academia.
Applications are currently closed. Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year will open in the Fall of 2025.
About the Fellowship
The PhD Fellowship is a competitive, full-time fellowship program for students pursuing a doctoral degree in economics at George Mason University. Our PhD Fellows take courses in market process economics, public choice, and institutional analysis and work on projects that use these lenses to understand global prosperity and social change. Successful PhD Fellows have secured tenure-track positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in Europe. Fellows will join a network of Mercatus students, alumni, and scholars who are conducting and engaging with cutting edge research in contemporary political economy.
Additional Financial Support
PhD Fellows are eligible to receive conference and research funding.
- 1. Can I apply for a Mercatus Center PhD fellowship before my application to Mason is complete?
- 2. How do I apply?
- 3. I have written a paper on X. Is this a good choice for the required writing sample?
- 4. The Mercatus Center was unable to award me a fellowship this year. Can I apply again?
- 5. As a fellow, what am I required to do?
- 6. I have been accepted as a Mercatus Center PhD Fellow. Where should I live?
- 7. I still have questions about the Mercatus Center PhD Fellowship Program.