Call for Applications: Exploring Complex Solutions for a Complex World Fellowship Program for High School Students of Any Nationality
An online, semester-long program for high school students interested in understanding political, economic, and social life. This program is part of the Don Lavoie Fellowship.
Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are due September 30, 2024. The early priority deadline is July 31, 2024.
Application review will begin after the deadline and we anticipate decisions will begin to be announced approximately eight weeks after the deadline.
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Details
The total award of up to $750 includes:
- A stipend
- All required readings for online events
- Advice on research, college, and career
Qualifications
In order to be accepted into the Exploring Complex Solutions for a Complex World Fellowship program, you must be both of the following:
- Enrolled in highschool
- Be at least 16-years-old by the start of the fellowship
About the Fellowship
The Exploring Complex Solutions for a Complex World Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for high school students. Fellowships are open to students from any high school program (whether public, private, or home school) who are interested in understanding political, economic, and social life. This program is part of the Don Lavoie Fellowship. Exploring Complex Solutions Fellows attend a series of online activities, including an online discussion portal and online reading discussion sessions led by various Hayek Program scholars that introduce them to the complexity of the world around us, the challenges of planning, and the importance of trade-offs. Fellows will join a network of Mercatus students, alumni, faculty, and scholars who are conducting and engaging with cutting edge research in contemporary political economy.
Each cohort participating in this online program will participate during one semester of the academic year. Each participant will receive copies of the books to be discussed, which may include Applied Mainline Economics by Matthew D. Mitchell and Peter J. Boettke; Do Markets Corrupt Our Morals? by Virgil Henry Storr and Ginny Seung Choi; Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster by Virgil Henry Storr, Stefanie Haeffele, and Laura E. Grube; Doing Bad by Doing Good by Christopher J. Coyne; and National Economic Planning by Don Lavoie. Those selected to participate in the fellowship can expect to directly interact with Mercatus Center scholars who hold doctoral degrees in economics political science, and sociology, read approximately 100-page selections from each of the 4 books assigned, and to spend roughly 2 hours of time each week participating in asynchronous, online discussions with other high school students and Mercatus Scholars on the reading selections and supplemental materials. Participants will gain experience thinking critically about key issues and participating in discussions with others from a variety of backgrounds. This experience will help prepare students for college and provide an opportunity to receive academic advice from scholars and staff.
Eligibility Information & Questions
1. Am I eligible to apply to the Exploring Complex Solutions for a Complex World Fellowship program?
3. I am not enrolled in an AP or advanced economics course. Am I still eligible?
4. I am not based in the United States. Am I eligible for the fellowship?
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