Created in 1974 , the Olive W. Garvey Fellowships were offered biennially from 1982 until 2007. Since 2008 the contest has been sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation and is now annual.

2001 Garvey Fellowship Winners

Essay Topic

“Does the new economy require a free economy?”

Winning Essays

First Prize ($2,500)	David Mitchell (Graduate Student, Department of Economics, George Mason University)
Second Prize ($1,500)	Craig Smith (Graduate Student in Political Philosophy, Department of Politics, University of Glasgow)
Third Prize ($1,000)	James M. Rebanks (Second Year Undergraduate Student, Department of Modern History, Magdalen College, Oxford University)
Honorable Mention	Timothy Sandefur (Second Year Law Student, Chapman University School of Law)

Judges

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The 2000-2001 contest, which benefited from the assistance of more than 2,500 college professors, resulted in submissions from college students in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland and the Slovak Republic.