Fellowship
Americans for Tax Reform, Center for Fiscal Accountability | Posted on April 28, 2008
The Center for Fiscal Accountability (CFA) in Washington, DC, a project of Americans for Tax Reform, offers a fellowship to a graduate student in the field of economics interested in the areas of federal and state fiscal and regulatory policy.
The aim of the fellowship is to offer a graduate student the opportunity to work
independently in the area of federal and state fiscal and regulatory policy and in
collaboration with prominent experts and institutions in the field.
The primary task during the fellow’s time is to work on CFA’s annual study, the “Cost of Government Day® Report.” Previously a project line of the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, the annual study calculates the date of the calendar year, counting from January 1, on which the average American has earned enough in cumulative gross income to pay for his or her share of government spending (total federal, state, and local) plus the cost of regulation. It will be the role of the fellow to conduct the 2008 study and to further refine the methodology in order to provide the framework for an expansion of the study in future years.
Time permitting, the fellow will have the opportunity to work on one or more projects of his or her interest. These will be agreed upon with CFA executive director Sandra Fabry and must be compatible with the Center’s principles and objectives. Lastly, the fellow will have the opportunity to attend meetings and conferences dealing with federal and state fiscal and regulatory policy held in the Washington, DC area.
The fellowship takes place during the summer months and varies in duration from 4 to 6 months. Only one fellow is selected each session from a highly competitive field of candidates. The fellow receives a $2,000 stipend each month. In addition, the individual receives a one-time travel and housing stipend of $2,000.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.atr.org/content/pdf/2008/ot-CFA-fellowship_opportunity.pdf
Applications must be received by May 1, 2008 for immediate consideration for a fellowship during the 2008 summer session.
Please send via mail, email or fax the following:
1. Your resume or curriculum vitae.
2. A letter of recommendation from a member of your school or program’s faculty.
Additional recommendations may be submitted but please limit them to just one
other.
3. A one page letter explaining your interest in this opportunity and why you should
be selected for the Thomas Jefferson Fellowship.
Please send all information to:
Sandra Fabry
Executive Director
Center for Fiscal Accountability
Americans for Tax Reform
1920 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-785-0266
Fax: 1-866-512-8758
Email: sfabry@atr.org
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