International Fellowships at Institute for Humane Studies, USA

Deadline: 31 December 2011
Open to: Graduate students and outstanding undergraduates embarking on liberty-advancing careers in ideas.
Fellowship: From $2,000 to $15,000

Description

The fellowships support study in a variety of fields, including economics, philosophy, law, political science, history, and sociology.  
Research Interests:

• market-based approaches to environmental policy,
• the legal development of privacy and property rights in 18th-century England,
• the role of patient autonomy in bioethics,
• impediments to economic growth in developing countries,
• the relationship between U.S. presidential politics, fiscal policies, and economic performance.

Exceptional candidates with an evident intention of advancing liberty through other intellectual activities, such as teaching, policy analysis, and law, will also be considered.
A fellowship becomes the first of many ways in which the Institute supports the professional goals of aspiring intellectuals. Select winners are invited to present and discuss their research at the program’s annual Research Colloquium or to attend a Discussion Colloquium on the works of Friedrich Hayek, co-sponsored by Liberty Fund.

Eligibility

• Full-time graduate students or undergraduate juniors or seniors during the 2012-13 academic year and who have a clearly demonstrated research interest in the intellectual and institutional foundations of a free society.

Applicants are evaluated based on three primary criteria:

• relevance of work to the advancement of a free society,
• academic or professional performance,
• potential for success in chosen field.

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, or disability.
Although IHS considers applications from outside the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, fellowships are generally awarded to applicants who live or study in those countries.

Fellowship

The Humane Studies Fellowship is an award of $2,000 to $15,000.
Fellowships are awarded for one year , and award winners may reapply for each year of their full-time studies. Fellowships take into account the tuition at the recipient’s institution and any other funds received by the recipient.Full scholarships will not be awarded to students who will receive full-tuition scholarships or stipends from other sources, although partial awards will be considered.There is a $25 application fee that you may pay by credit card or check. Payment instructions appear at the end of the application.

Application

Online application system.
Supporting documents must be uploaded to the application as electronic files. You can also start and save your application and submit it at a later time.
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