Request for Applications: Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship Program 2025

The aim of this fellowship is to expose students to strategies for utilizing quantitative techniques to explore key questions and themes advanced in the Austrian, Virginia, and Bloomington schools of political economy. Oskar Morgenstern Fellows spend two weekends and half a week during the academic year participating in colloquia on these three schools of political economy. Fellows will join a network of Mercatus students, alumni, and scholars who are conducting and engaging with cutting edge research in contemporary political economy.

Funding Information

• The total award of up to $7,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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.

Application Requirements

• To apply to the Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship, click the “Apply” button above or below, and complete the online application, including:
  • 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

For more information, visit Mercatus Center.