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Academic Arlington, Virginia Est. 1980

Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA)

George Mason University research centre that runs Emergent Ventures, a global grant-and-fellowship programme for bold founders and thinkers.

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About Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA)

Based in Arlington, Virginia, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University is a university research centre most associated with market-oriented economics. It also operates Emergent Ventures, a lean fellowship-and-grant programme for entrepreneurs and thinkers chasing scalable, "zero to one" ideas to improve society.

Run since 2018 by the economist Tyler Cowen, the programme hands grants and fellowships to founders, researchers, and innovators worldwide, and it stays deliberately light on process and open to the unorthodox. The basics: applicants can be aged 13 or older anywhere in the world; a dedicated track serves India-focused projects; the emphasis falls on advancing prosperity, opportunity, liberty, and well-being; and no sector is ruled out. A 2020 spin-off, Fast Grants, was created to move money quickly to scientists working on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

Entrepreneurs, researchers, and independent thinkers with bold, high-impact ideas, Indian applicants among them through the India track, gain the most. It is online at mercatus.org.

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Idea MVP / Prototype

Programs by Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA) 1

Rolling Fellowship

Emergent Ventures India by Mercatus Center

by Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA)

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Equity-free Idea MVP / Prototype

Rolling, equity-free Emergent Ventures India grants and fellowship for bold 'zero to one' ideas, run by George Mason's Mercatus Center.

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Frequently asked questions

What funding programs does Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA) run?

Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA) currently has 1 program listed in this directory, including Emergent Ventures India by Mercatus Center. Each program page covers the funding amount, eligibility and application process.

Is Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA) a government organisation?

Mercatus Center, George Mason University (USA) is listed as a academic. It is not a government body, and its programs follow the organisation's own selection process.

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