Property and Environment Research Center Lone Mountain 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.