The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates, and early-stage graduate students. Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research.
Don Lavoie Fellows attend a series of online activities, including an online discussion portal and online reading discussion sessions led by various Hayek Program scholars that introduce them to key ideas in the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy as well as contemporary work in this tradition. Fellows will join a network of Mercatus students, alumni, faculty, and scholars who are conducting and engaging with cutting edge research in contemporary political economy.
The online application includes:
A 1-2 page cover letter explaining:
your graduate school career to date,
your research interests and current projects,
your familiarity with the thinkers associated with the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy, and
what you hope to get out of the program.
A current resume/CV
A few short answer questions
Two short essays
Application review will begin after the deadline and we anticipate decisions will begin to be announced approximately eight weeks after the deadline.
Applications for the 2023-2024 academic year are due April 15, 2023.