Impact Careers Full-time

Multiple Global PhD Fellowships

Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Posted

Dec 14, 2025

Location

Remote

Type

Full-time

Mission

What you will drive

Core responsibilities for fellowship recipients:

  • Engage in academic study of political economy, market process economics, public choice, and institutional analysis
  • Apply economic ideas to solve real-world problems in public policy and social change
  • Conduct research, policy analysis, or teaching on emerging technologies and AI (for specific fellowships)
  • Participate in hands-on experience within a dynamic environment to explore individual interests

Impact

The difference you'll make

These fellowships equip students and professionals with knowledge, skills, and connections to pursue careers in ideas, policy, and social change, helping them produce work that can have real impact on global prosperity and social change.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

Required qualifications vary by fellowship program:

  • High school students (at least 16 years old) for Exploring Complex Solutions Fellowship
  • Undergraduate students, recent graduates, or early-stage graduate students for various programs
  • Graduate students pursuing master's, juris doctoral, or doctoral degrees in various disciplines
  • PhD students in economics or other disciplines from accredited universities
  • Early-career scholars who have graduated with a PhD within the last 6 years
  • Technology, business, and social leaders interested in political economy

Benefits

What's in it for you

Benefits vary by program:

  • Training and support for students studying political economy
  • Paid nine-week summer internship program (Ideas at Work program)
  • Rigorous academic exploration blended with hands-on experience
  • Online and in-person fellowship options available
  • No specific salary information provided for most fellowships