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Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Mercatus Center at George Mason University, based in Arlington, Virginia, has 1 opportunity for children on WiWit, checked before listing.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Program

Emergent Ventures India

by Mercatus Center at George Mason University

A rolling grant and fellowship programme funding high-upside India-focused ideas, open to applicants aged 13 and above.

For children ages 13 to 100
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About

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is an independent non-profit research centre that describes itself as advancing classical liberal ideas and cultivating the talent to apply them. It conducts research, publishes policy work and runs talent and funding programmes. The centre was founded in 1980 and operates as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organisation. It is hosted at George Mason University and led by a faculty director who reports to the university provost, but states that it receives no financial support from the university or from the state of Virginia. Its funding comes from foundations, individuals and businesses. Its programme portfolio includes Emergent Ventures, a grant and fellowship programme for high-upside ideas, and Emergent Ventures India, the India-focused tranche of that programme. Other initiatives include Fast Grants, Marginal Revolution University, The 1991 Project and the Emerging Scholars Program. The centre also produces long-running economics podcasts and maintains a network of in-house and external scholars. Its work reaches applicants and readers worldwide rather than a single country.

Affiliations

George Mason UniversityRegistered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organisation

Programs Offered

  • Emergent Ventures
  • Emergent Ventures India
  • Fast Grants
  • Marginal Revolution University
  • The 1991 Project

Achievements

  • Fast Grants raised over 50 million US dollars and awarded 260 COVID-19 research grants from 2020
  • Launched Emergent Ventures in 2018 and the India tranche in 2020
  • Founded Marginal Revolution University in 2012 as a free economics education library
  • Seventeen Emergent Ventures India cohorts announced by July 2026

Leadership

  • Tyler Cowen, Chairman of the Board (Professor of Economics, George Mason University)
  • Benjamin Klutsey, Executive Director
  • Gary Leff, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
  • Shruti Rajagopalan, Senior Research Fellow, India Political Economy and Emergent Ventures India
  • Richard H. Fink, Founding Faculty Director

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Type
Non-profit
Founded
1980
Opportunities
1 on WiWit

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