Next Step Student Resource Guide Spring 2016 | Page 6

ACADEMIA
Name

Sponsor

Type

Eligibilit y

Locat ion

$$$

On Campus ISI
Societ ies

Intercollegiate
Studies Institute

campus club &
$10,000 grant
application

undergraduate

national

n/a

Honors Program

Intercollegiate
Studies Institute

yearlong seminar, undergraduate
mentoring, and
conferences

remote

fully funded

Richard M.
Weaver
Fellowship

Intercollegiate
Studies Institute

fellowship grant

graduate

n/a

up to $15,000

Salvat ori
Fellowship

Intercollegiate
Studies Institute

fellowship grant

graduate

n/a

$10,000

Annual Essay
Cont est

Intercollegiate
Studies Institute

essay contest

undergraduate

n/a

up to $5000

Open call for
papers/
proposals

Mercatus Center

submit scholarly
papers

MA-PhD and
beyond

remote

n/a

PhD Fellowship
Program

Mercatus Center

3-year fellowship

economics PhD
students at George
Mason University

Fairfax, VA

$200,000

Dissert at ion
Fellowship
Program

Mercatus Center

1-year fellowship

economics PhD
students at George
Mason University

Fairfax, VA

renewable

Research
Assist ant ship
Program

Mercatus Center

1-year fellowship

economics PhD
students at George
Mason University

Fairfax, VA

unspecified

MA Fellowship
Program

Mercatus Center

2-year fellowship

economics MA
students at George
Mason University

Fairfax, VA

$80,000

Adam Smit h
Fellowship

Mercatus Center

1-year fellowship

graduate students
entering PhD
programs

any university

$10,000

Frederic Bast iat
Fellowship

Mercatus Center

1-year fellowship

graduate students
in MA, JD, or PhD
programs

any university

$5,000

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