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MRU College Fellowship
Applicants must be 18 or older by February 1, 2026 and a current student or recent graduate at a U.S. college (undergraduate or graduate level).
As part of the application process, applicants will need to supply the name and email address of a professor or other individual who could provide a recommendation. (They don’t need to supply a recommendation at the time of your application. MRU will contact them if more information is required.)
As part of our Fellowship agreement, each Fellow must grant MRU a license to use any content they create during the Fellowship; the Fellow will retain ownership of the content.
We ask our Fellows to commit to active participation throughout the program:
Attend the in-person Fellowship kickoff in D.C. (Feb. 27 – Mar. 1)
Attend weekly Fellow program virtual meetings
Meet regularly virtually with mentors
Make a good-faith effort to complete projects to a high standard
Requirements for Fellows 📋
The MRU College Fellowship is a remote internship program for top college students (or new grads) with an interest in economics and a passion for online communication. During the Fellowship, Fellows will work with the MRU team to develop their own new, original content (video, podcast, interactive, etc.) that brings econ to life for a wider audience.
The Fellowship will run for 7 weeks in February, March, and April and will include a mix of individual work, 1:1 mentorship, and collaboration with other Fellows and the whole MRU team. The Fellowship begins with a two-night expenses-paid event in Washington, D.C. to kick off the program, featuring special guests, lectures, group sessions, a dinner out, and a museum visit!
Current students at U.S. colleges (or 2025 grads) who have taken at least one introductory economics class and are enthusiastic about the subject. They must be strong communicators–whether in person, in writing, or on video. (Or better yet, all three!) They should be intellectually curious, thoughtful, and insightful students, interested in ideas and their implications. They should be committed to communicating ideas online in innovative ways. They can make well-reasoned arguments–and recognize when someone else has made a better one.
In short, the very best and most creative economics communicators!
Who We’re Looking For 🔎
Create your own original content with the support of the world’s biggest Econ Nerds
Explore academic and professional opportunities in economics and related fields
Get hands-on mentoring on content creation and presentation skills
Enjoy an expenses-paid 2-night stay in D.C. for the Fellowship kickoff
Participate from home with the 7-week remote program
Earn a $2,000 cash stipend
Why be a Fellow? 🧑🎓
Jan. 23: applications due
Feb. 6: decisions announced
Feb. 27 - Mar. 1: Fellowship kickoff event in D.C.
Apr. 10: Fellowship program ends
Important Dates 📅
MRU College Fellowship
🎥 Create Original Econ Content
📅 7 Weeks (February - April)
🏡 Remote
✈️ 2-Night Trip to D.C.
💰 $2,000 stipend
The MRU College Fellowship is a remote internship program for top college students (or new grads) with an interest in economics and a passion for online communication. During the Fellowship, Fellows will work with the MRU team to develop their own new, original content (video, podcast, interactive, etc.) that brings econ to life for a wider audience.
The Fellowship will run for 7 weeks in February, March, and April and will include a mix of individual work, 1:1 mentorship, and collaboration with other Fellows and the whole MRU team. The Fellowship begins with a two-night expenses-paid event in Washington, D.C. to kick off the program, featuring special guests, lectures, group sessions, a dinner out, and a museum visit!
Create your own original content with the support of the world’s biggest Econ Nerds
Explore academic and professional opportunities in economics and related fields
Get hands-on mentoring on content creation and presentation skills
Enjoy an expenses-paid 2-night stay in D.C. for the Fellowship kickoff
Participate from home with the 7-week remote program
Earn a $2,000 cash stipend
Why be a Fellow? 🧑🎓
Jan. 23: applications due
Feb. 6: decisions announced
Feb. 27 - Mar. 1: Fellowship kickoff event in D.C.
Apr. 10: Fellowship program ends
Important Dates 📅
Current students at U.S. colleges (or 2025 grads) who have taken at least one introductory economics class and are enthusiastic about the subject. They must be strong communicators–whether in person, in writing, or on video. (Or better yet, all three!) They should be intellectually curious, thoughtful, and insightful students, interested in ideas and their implications. They should be committed to communicating ideas online in innovative ways. They can make well-reasoned arguments–and recognize when someone else has made a better one.
In short, the very best and most creative economics communicators!
Who We’re Looking For 🔎
Applicants must be 18 or older by February 1, 2026 and a current student or recent graduate at a U.S. college (undergraduate or graduate level).
As part of the application process, applicants will need to supply the name and email address of a professor or other individual who could provide a recommendation. (They don’t need to supply a recommendation at the time of your application. MRU will contact them if more information is required.)
As part of our Fellowship agreement, each Fellow must grant MRU a license to use any content they create during the Fellowship; the Fellow will retain ownership of the content.
We ask our Fellows to commit to active participation throughout the program:
Attend the in-person Fellowship kickoff in D.C. (Feb. 27 – Mar. 1)
Attend weekly Fellow program virtual meetings
Meet regularly virtually with mentors
Make a good-faith effort to complete projects to a high standard
Requirements for Fellows 📋
🎥 Create Original Econ Content
📅 7 Weeks (February - April)
🏡 Remote
✈️ 2-Night Trip to D.C.
💰 $2,000 stipend
Ready to Apply?
What are your academic and professional goals, and how will the MRU Fellowship help you achieve them? (Limit of 2000 characters.)
Choose an economic idea or principle and use it to explain a real-world phenomenon—something in the news, in culture, in your personal life, or in history. Imagine you are explaining it to the average internet user with no background in economics. We are especially interested in original, surprising, and insightful connections that show how economics can reveal fresh ways of understanding the world. (Limit of 2,000 characters.)
If accepted to the Fellowship, your main project for the program would be to develop original content that brings economic insight to a mass audience. What would you propose for your project? What specific deliverables will you produce? What does this project achieve? (Limit of 2,000 characters.)
If applicable, please provide links to a few pieces of online content that you created and are proud of. This could be public content (e.g., social media posts or public YouTube videos) or anything else you're willing to share privately with the MRU team (e.g., unlisted YouTube videos or shared files on Dropbox or Google Drive).
Ensure your essay prompts are prepared and set for submission prior to applying.
Ready to Apply?
What are your academic and professional goals, and how will the MRU Fellowship help you achieve them? (Limit of 2000 characters.)
Choose an economic idea or principle and use it to explain a real-world phenomenon—something in the news, in culture, in your personal life, or in history. Imagine you are explaining it to the average internet user with no background in economics. We are especially interested in original, surprising, and insightful connections that show how economics can reveal fresh ways of understanding the world. (Limit of 2,000 characters.)
If accepted to the Fellowship, your main project for the program would be to develop original content that brings economic insight to a mass audience. What would you propose for your project? What specific deliverables will you produce? What does this project achieve? (Limit of 2,000 characters.)
If applicable, please provide links to a few pieces of online content that you created and are proud of. This could be public content (e.g., social media posts or public YouTube videos) or anything else you're willing to share privately with the MRU team (e.g., unlisted YouTube videos or shared files on Dropbox or Google Drive).
Ensure your essay responses are prepared and set for submission prior to applying.