Graduate Scholarships

The department offers the following research awards and scholarships to students that are already admitted in the program.

 

Charles "Chuck" Mason Graduate Research Award

The Charles Mason Graduate Research Award was generously created by Prof. John List and Dana Suskind with matching funds from the College of Business at the University of Wyoming. The award will facilitate and support research that combines theory with laboratory, or preferably field, experiments. A key distinction is that theory is intertwined with the experiment in a way that is in the spirit of Chuck’s research. Examples of such research includes work on randomization identifying structural models, but the committee will consider a broad range of proposals within the area of theory with experimentation.

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Previous Recipients

Sarah Lindley, 2021. Experimental Test of the Gender Bias in Economics

Madison Ashworth, 2021. Experimental Test of COVID-19 Misinformation and Confirmation Bias

Connor Magnusson, 2021. Experimental Test of Competition Uncertainty and Labor Market Outcomes

Tabaré Capitán, 2020. Experiments in Behavioral Economics

 

John Tschirhart Graduate Scholarship in Bioeconomics

The John Tschirhart Graduate Scholarship in Bioeconomics was generously created by Dr. Paul Turner with matching funds from the College of Business at the University of Wyoming. The scholarship will facilitate and support bioeconomic research in the spirit of John’s research. Examples of such research includes work on endangered species protection, equilibrium models of an ecosystem, predator-prey models, policies to correct ecosystem externalities, and optimal harvesting models. Proposals focusing on other aspects of coupled biological and human systems are also welcome.

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Previous Recipients

Bailey Kirkland, 2021. Optimal Salmon Hatchery Management under the Threat of Ecological Regime Shifts | Video Summary

Jenny Rushlow, 2021. Identifying Robust Conservation Policy for a Highly Mobile Species (Bats!)

Sarah Lindley, 2021. Economics of Optimal Placement of Stopover Sites for Migratory Bird Species | Video Summary

Aaron Enriquez, 2020. Grizzly Bear Management in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem | Video Summary

 

Additional Information

When applying to any of our department's scholarships, you may find it useful to refer to our guidelines for submitting proposals, located here. If you have any additional questions, please email economics@uwyo.edu.