Julian Simon Fellowships
Property and Environment Research Center
To advance understanding of the role of markets and property rights in protecting and enhancing environmental resources. Qualifications: Applicants must be residency: fellows typically spend two or three weeks in residence at PERC between mid-June and mid-August; if the fellow is developing a project at PERC, there will be opportunities to present that work at future PERC events, such as directed workshops or subsequent summer visits; presentation: fellows sharing current work are expected to circulate a draft paper and give at least one seminar while at PERC; if a fellow is working on project development, they are expected to meet with relevant PERC staff and host a brown bag discussion on the proposed project; participation: fellows are expected to interact with other PERC scholars and fellows while in residence and attend seminar presentations by other fellow; the fellowship is intended to be an opportunity to either establish or strengthen a continuing relationship with PERC. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on focus on incentives and innovation: research at PERC aims to create market solutions and inform policies that aligns incentives for conservation; accordingly, we prioritize projects that focus on the role of incentives; this might include: analysis of existing environmental markets, the design of new incentive-based policies and programs, or research on the unintended consequences and perverse incentives associated with existing policies. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online form. Focus: Natural resources.