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Summer Fellowship Program dates for 2012:
Session 1: June 11–22
Session 2: July 16–27
Deadline for applications: March 23, 2012
Please submit the following
- Completed application form
- Vita/Resumé.
Include your education history
Detail any experience in business, the armed forces, teaching, and research
List and describe any honors, awards, or financial assistance you received
List and describe any relevant leadership positions you have held
- Personal statement
Explain what books (or articles) have influenced your thinking and why
(The books need not be about economics)
Please do not exceed 750 words
- Writing sample
Recent term paper or some other example of your best English composition
An economic topic is useful but not required
If you have an advanced degree, please send a copy of your thesis, which will be returned upon request
- Outline of proposed course of study at graduate school
Tell us when and where you plan to attend graduate school
Indicate your preliminary field(s) of interest
Indicate what you plan to do when your formal education is complete
If some details are not yet decided, please tell us
- Official transcripts
Send official transcript(s) of all college and graduate work
- Academic references
Arrange to have two academic references mailed directly to the Director of the Summer Fellowship program by the referees. (Letters of recommendation sent by the applicants themselves will not be accepted.)
References should give the writer’s opinion of your aptitude for learning and research, emotional and intellectual maturity, potential for communicating and disseminating economic knowledge, and such other information as the writer is in a position to provide
How to submit your application
- (Preferred) By standard mail, FedEx, or UPS to:
Assistant to the Director
American Institute for Economic Research
250 Division St
PO Box 1000
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Returning Students
Special Note for Foreign Students
Deadline for applications:
March 23, 2012
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