Opportunities for Students
Now it's your turn to make a video (or write an essay), and enter it into a contest. You might win recognition and a financial award. Also apply for a scholarship to help pay for your education and research. Visit LibertyGuide for more options.
Contests
Write an essay on one of three selected topics in Atlas Shrugged. More than 80 prizes, from $50 to $10,000.
Eligible: Grade-12 students, college undergraduates, and graduate students
Deadline: September 17, 2013
Write an essay influenced by the Austrian tradition. Three winners will receive $600 and accommodations at the Southern Economic Association conference in New Orleans.
Eligible: Undergraduate students and recent graduate
Scholarships
Awards of up to $750 for career-advancing activities. Open to undergraduate and graduate students who intend to pursue academic careers that will contribute to the understanding of the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society or to the understanding of the classical liberal or libertarian tradition.
Eligible: Graduate students and untenured faculty members
The Hayek Fund for Future Scholars reimburses individuals interested in pursuing a career in the ideas of liberty up to $300 of their graduate application fees.
Eligible: Undergraduates and recent graduates applying for full-time doctorate program to start in the 2013-14 academic year
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Awards from $2,000 to $15,000 to students embarking on liberty-advancing careers in ideas. Fellowships support study in a variety of fields, including economics, philosophy, law, political science, history, and sociology.
Eligible: Graduate students and outstanding undergraduates
Deadline: January 31, 2013
A fellowship program for students in George Mason University’s MA economics program who are interested in pursuing an advanced degree in applied economics in preparation for a career in public policy.