"Property Rights, Markets, and Freedom"
Co-Sponsored with Liberty Fund, Inc.
June 17 - 22, 2013
Bozeman, Montana
As a college student, you have immeasurable power to make a difference in preserving our natural resources. News and advertisements, for the most part, paint a dismal picture of the sustainable future of the environment and our natural resources. Aren't there laws and policies in place that guarantee the sustainability of wildlife, water, trees, and other resources? If this approach isn't working, what will?
PERC is pleased to announce a co-sponsored program with Liberty Fund, Inc. for distinguished undergraduate and graduate students. PERC will provide a full scholarship to cover tuition, meals, lodging, and a stipend of $500 for each student's travel expenses. The colloquium is limited to 24 students and the application process is competitive.
The program is designed to introduce students to a property rights and market approach to environmental issues. An understanding of these approaches will be invaluable to anyone who cares about the environment; particularly those who will choose career paths that include environmental law, public policy, economics, and teaching environmental science.
A theoretical framework about liberty and markets will be presented. Experts in the field will then demonstrate applications. Click here to read the faculty bios.
This colloquium begins with an opening dinner on Monday evening and concludes with a closing dinner Friday evening. The daily schedule consists of two sessions each morning and two sessions each afternoon. The colloquium is a combination of lectures and Socratic style discussions of assigned readings of about 300 pages that address specific themes. Click here to view the preliminary agenda.
To apply:
- Fill out the application online
- Upload your college trascript and a one-page essay detailing your reasons for wanting to attend this colloquium; your career plans; and how participation in the colloquium will advance your academic and career plans
- Request two letters of recommendation to be submitted seperately by two professors
Application are not considered complete until all items have been received. Applications must be completed by March 15, 2013.
Applications are closed.
Founded 30 years ago in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the nation’s oldest and largest institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through property rights and markets.
PERC’s publications, each designed to resonate with specific groups, move ideas generated at PERC to broader audiences.
Research is at the heart of PERC's work, with a focus on the question: What is the link between economic growth and environmental quality?
The goal of PERC’s programs is to fully realize the vision of establishing “PERC University,” where scholars, students, policy makers, and others convene to expand the applications of free market environmentalism.
PERC's fellowships share a common goal of exposing new scholars, students, journalists, and policy makers to free market environmentalism, as well as enable scholars already familiar with FME to explore new applications.
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