Fellowships and Seminars

•  CATO Institute Opportunities

• Learn About Classical Liberalism (with the potential for up to $10,000 in scholarships). Deadline: 9/30/26
• Cato spring internships. Applications open on 9/21/26 
• Cato Educational Programs

• Humanities at Hertog (Hertog Foundation): Virtual seminars studying great books with peers and faculty across politics, literature, history, and philosophy. Deadline: September 8, 2026 (apply soon!). Learn more

• Center on Religion, Culture, and Democracy Fellowships and Seminars (CRCD): D.C. Fellowship. This fellowship provides high-achieving students, hoping to explore careers in law, with a unique opportunity to learn about the world’s oldest written constitution and immerse themselves in all that Washington, D.C., has to offer. Deadline: November 13, 2026. Learn more

• FEE Hazlitt Fellowship (Foundation for Economic Education): Intensive 3-month fellowship training writers and content creators in classical liberal economics and journalism.  Deadline: August 28, 2026 — closing this month! Learn more

Essay Contests

• Carl Menger Undergraduate Essay Contest (Society for the Development of Austrian Economics): Open to undergraduates and recent grads in any discipline. Two winners receive a $500 honorarium and travel to present at the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting (November 21-23, 2026, Houston).  Deadline: August 31, 2026 — closing this month! Learn more

Internships

• AIER Student Internships (American Institute for Economic Research): Work alongside AIER staff on economic research, policy analysis, or editorial writing. Deadlines: March 6, 2026 (Summer Internship) and June 12, 2026 (Fall Internship). Learn more

Jobs

• Development Coordinator (Roots of Progress Institute): Full-time, remote role leading fundraising and donor relations for a progress-studies nonprofit, a strong fit for recently graduated seniors interested in nonprofit development. Rolling applications, aiming to fill by October 2026. Learn more

Events

• 25th Annual Constitution Day Symposium (Cato Institute): Annual symposium marking the Constitution’s drafting, with scholars discussing the recent Supreme Court term and upcoming cases. Free, in-person or online. September 17, 2026. Learn more

• Money, Markets, and the American Experiment: 250 Years of Financial Opportunity (Cato Institute): Conference exploring the history and future of American financial markets with scholars, historians, and policymakers. Free, in-person or online. September 24, 2026. Learn more

• Next Gen Virtual Reading Group (Cato Institute): Cato Next Gen is a growing community of young professionals in New York City who care about liberty, markets, and making sense of policies that shape our lives. This is a Zoom event. Learn more

Coming Soon

• FEE Seminar Series (Foundation for Economic Education): This series provides life-changing experiences for students eager to learn about economics, history, politics, and philosophy from a classical liberal perspective. Applications coming soon. Learn more

From IHS

As a reminder, IHS offers online tools to enhance undergraduates’ engagement with classical liberal ideas. Our ScholarsEdge platform hosts an undergraduate section with a classical liberal content library where students can deepen their understanding of the intellectual foundations that continue to shape scholarship and public life today.