Research and Fellowship Support
Each year the Lincoln Institute sponsors a wide variety of research projects that are generally organized around a set of land policy topics. This research furthers the exploration of land and tax policy issues and expands the Institute's commitment to cutting-edge land and tax policy research. For a list of on-going research projects at the Institute, click the link below.
The Lincoln Institute offers three types of fellowship programs: Visiting Fellowships, Research Fellowships, and Graduate Student Fellowships. These support scholars, practitioners, and graduate students whose work contribute to our knowledge of land and tax policy and develops ideas to guide policy makers throughout the world.
Visiting Fellowships
Research Fellowships
Graduate Student Fellowships
Visiting Fellowships
Each year the Lincoln Institute sponsors a small number of visiting fellows who have special expertise in land and tax policy issues of interest to the Institute. These scholars are invited to undertake research and participate in the Institute's education programs.
Research Fellowships
David C. Lincoln Fellowships in Land Value Taxation
The David C. Lincoln Fellowships in Land Value Taxation (LVT) were established in 1999 to develop academic and professional interest in this topic through support for major research projects. The fellowship program honors David C. Lincoln, founding chairman of the Lincoln Institute, and his long-standing interest in LVT. The program encourages scholars and practitioners to undertake new work in this field, either in the basic theory of LVT or its applications as a component of contemporary fiscal systems in countries throughout the world.
David C. Lincoln Fellows, 2009-2010
Fellowships in Planning and Urban Form
The Department of Planning and Urban Form is interested in planning and the built environment, with a particular focus on three themes: spatial externalities and multi-jurisdictional governance issues; the interplay of public and private interests in the use of land; and land policy, land conservation, and the environment.
Planning and Urban Form Fellows, 2009-2010
China Program Fellowships 中国年度研究基金
The China Program offers two types of research fellowships to qualified scholars to enhance their capacity in land and tax policy fields that address the Institute’s primary interest areas in China. Priority topics include urban economics, land use and policy, urban and rural planning, local public finance, and property taxation.
China Program Research Fellows, 2009-2010
China Program International Fellows, 2009-2010
Fellowships in African Property Tax Research
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the African Tax Institute have begun a comprehensive property tax research project on the African continent, and invite applications for 2010 research fellowships focusing on Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan. The application deadline is November 13, 2009.
Africa Research Fellowship Application Guidelines, 2009-2010
Africa Research Fellowship Application Guidelines in French, 2009-2010
Junior Scholar Program
The Department of Valuation and Taxation examines issues of land taxation, property taxation, and the valuation process, bringing together scholars interested in practical applications of their research and public officials seeking a wider perspective on their policy decisions. The department focuses on the local property tax, but also considers other revenue instruments and a range of current policy questions involving land and taxation, such as the use of property taxation to finance education and the effect of tax measures on development, conservation, and economic growth. The department is introducing a program for junior scholars in which assistant professors of economics specializing in public finance or urban economics will have an opportunity to work with senior economists. The application deadline is February 28, 2010. Please send applications and inquiries to dkenyon@lincolninst.edu. Guidelines for this program are available below.
Junior Scholar Application Guidelines, 2010
Graduate Student Fellowships
Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Lincoln Institute's Dissertation Fellowship Program assists Ph.D. students, primarily at U.S. universities, whose research complements the Institute's interests in land and tax policy. The program provides an important link between the Institute's educational mission and its research objectives by supporting scholars early in their careers. Dissertation fellowship applications are due March 1, 2010. Guidelines for this fellowship program are available below.
Dissertation Fellowship Application Guidelines, 2010-2011
Dissertation Fellows, 2009-2010
Program on Latin America and the Caribbean
The Program on Latin America and the Caribbean offers fellowships to doctoral and master's students. Applications for fellowships in the Program for 2010-2011 will be annonced in Spring 2010. For more information, contact lac@lincolninst.edu.
Latin America Program Graduate Student Fellowship Application Guidelines, 2009-2010
Latin America Program Doctoral and Graduate Student Fellows, 2009-2010
China Annual Dissertation/Thesis Fellowship 中国年度研究生奖学金
Through the newly established Lincoln Institute - Peking University Center for Urban Development and Land Policy, the Institute's China Program awards dissertation and master's thesis fellowships to graduate students attending universities in Asia and researching land and tax policy in the People's Republic of China. Fellows participate in a workshop in China to present their proposals and receive comments from an international expert panel.
China Program Doctoral and Graduate Student Fellows, 2009-2010
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