Resilient Societies
Supports resilience-focused research in United States institutions through short thematic grants for adaptation work.
Resilient Societies is a competitive grant program administered by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, inviting scholars and independent thinkers to develop focused analytical projects examining how institutions organize, adapt, and endure — or fail — under stress from crisis, conflict, or rapid change. The 2026 cycle opened March 31, 2026, with applications due April 30, 2026. Selecte…
Institutional adaptation under stress: governance resilience, AI and governance, decentralized vs. centralized systems, market processes, civic culture
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