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ACADEMIA
Name

Sponsor

Type

Eligibilit y

Locat ion

$$$

Calihan
Fellowships

Acton Institute

scholarship
awards & travel
grants

graduate;
seminarians

n/a

up to $3000

Novak
Fellowships

Acton Institute

achievement
award

current PhD or
recent PhD

n/a

$10,000

Robert Lewit
Fellowship in
Educat ion

American Council
of Trustees and
Alumni

2-month
fellowship

undergraduate;
graduate

D.C.

monthly
stipend +
housing

Int ernship
Program

American Council
of Trustees and
Alumni

summer/semester undergraduateinternship
professional
students

D.C.

paid

Object ivist
Academic
Cent er

Ayn Rand Institute

intellectual
training program

students
considering
academia/ policy

online

free; grants
eligibility

We t he
St udent s Essay
Cont est

Bill of Rights
Institute

essay contest

14-19 years old

n/a

several
awards up to
$5000

Lyceum
Scholarships

Clemson Institute
for the Study of
Capitalism

4-year course/
scholarship
program

incoming
Clemson, SC
freshmen/transfers
at Clemson

$10,000

Lyceum Fellows

Clemson Institute
for the Study of
Capitalism

concentrated
courses

Clemson students

Clemson, SC

free, invites
to special
events

Pat rick Henry
W rit ing
Fellowship

C.V. Starr Center
for the Study of
the American
Experiment

9-month
residency

published
writers/scholars

Chestertown, $45,000
MD
stipend+benefits

Free Speech
Essay Cont est

Foundation for
Individual Rights
in Education

annual essay
contest

students

n/a

$10,000
scholarship

St udent
Net work

Foundation for
Individual Rights
in Education

coalition of
students and
faculty

college students;
faculty

national

exclusive
invites/updates

St udent
Net work
Conference

Foundation for
Individual Rights
in Education

3-day
conference

college students

varies

n/a

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