AIER Graduate Fellowships Grant

The AIER Graduate Fellowships are 12-week programs designed for graduate students dedicated to advancing classical liberalism and free market principles. Participants develop research projects that contribute to their academic progress while collaborating with AIER scholars. Each Fellow receives a weekly stipend and benefits such as housing and meals, fostering an environment for professional growth and networking. This opportunity empowers students to make significant contributions to economic liberty and property rights, culminating in public presentations of their findings.

12-week programs for graduate students working in areas that advance our mission.
AIER’s Graduate Fellowships are transformative, semester-long programs for graduate students who are working in areas that advance AIER’s mission. Successful projects have included; classical liberalism, free market economics, economic liberty, property rights, sound money, and legal institutions that shore up the rights of individuals to be free to the extent that their actions do not impinge on the rights of others.
Each Graduate Fellow is expected to make substantive headway on a project like a dissertation, thesis, or other project that will directly advance their academic studies. Through their fellowship, each Fellow will develop a customized project plan, present their research to AIER staff and visitors, and share their work with the general public through written pieces for AIER’s website.
Each fellow should expect to work closely with AIER’s scholars to build skills, work through research issues, and cultivate professional networks. Fellows will leave AIER having made substantive progress on their project as well as having developed intellectually and professionally.
Compensation: Graduate Fellows receive a $350 per week living stipend.
Accommodations, Meals, and Travel: Housing is provided in AIER’s Stonehouse or cottages on campus, close to the beautiful town of Great Barrington. Lunch is provided for AIER staff, fellows, and interns every workday. AIER covers travel costs to and from campus.

Eligibility

Graduate students who are working in areas that advance AIER’s mission.