Humanae Society – The Hayek Fund
Program Overview
The Hayek Fund is a year round fund that supports graduate students and faculty who are researching and teaching ideas within the classical liberal tradition.
Applications are assessed and awarded on a rolling basis. All scholars engaged in research or teaching at an accredited college or university may apply for funding. The ideal candidate is eager to pursue or continue a career in academia and contribute to the classical liberal intellectual tradition through their scholarship. Applicants will be notified of their award decision within six weeks of submission.
Up to $5,000
The Hayek Fund Supports
- Travel for job interviews or academic conference presentations
- Submission fees to publish manuscripts and journal articles
- Travel for archival research
- Purchase of data sets
- Participation in seminars or peer reviews
- Collaborative research projects or hiring a research assistant
- Application fees for PhD programs
- Expenses related to participation or facilitation of academic panels
- Book publication expenses, such as copy editing or indexing
- And more
The Hayek Fund Does Not Support
- Research stipends
- Tuition time buy-outs
- Living expenses
- Hardware costs
- Event costs
- Overhead costs
Eligibility
Applicants must be a student or faculty member at an accredited college or university. Preference will be given to applications related to the social sciences and humanities.
- Applications must be submitted six weeks before the project’s start date
- Retroactive funding is ineligible
- Applications may only pertain to one project
- Applicants cannot receive more than $10,000 in funding through The Hayek Fund during an academic year
- Typically the same project will not be funded more than once
- Website
- Application