The University of Akron School of Law's Intellectual Property Policy Institute (IPPI) invites applications for the 2026–2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law & Policy Fellowship, a year-long non-resident program supporting scholarship on intellectual property, creativity, and innovation law. The program convenes a small group of U.S. scholars for three invitation-only roundtables with senior commentators. Fellows advance a research project from proposal to near-publication and produce a paper suitable for submission to a law or peer-reviewed journal by the end of 2027. The fellowship provides travel, lodging, and a $3,000 honorarium. Eligible applicants include tenure-track or tenured law and economics professors, Ph.D. scholars, and practitioners; applications require a research proposal (max five pages) and a CV, submitted as a single PDF by November 23, 2025 (5:00 p.m. ET).
"The University of Akron School of Law's Intellectual Property Policy Institute (IPPI) is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Thomas Edison Innovation Law & Policy Fellowship-a year-long, non-resident program supporting rigorous scholarship on intellectual property, creativity, and innovation law. Now entering its twelfth year, the Edison Fellowship brings together a small group of U.S. scholars for three intensive, invitation-only roundtables with senior commentators including Professors John Duffy, Erika Lietzan, Michael Risch, and Mark Schultz."
"Fellows develop a research project from proposal to near-publication, producing a paper suitable for submission to a law or peer-reviewed journal by the end of 2027. The fellowship provides travel and lodging for in-person sessions and a $3,000 honorarium upon completion of program requirements. Applications are open to tenure-track or tenured law and economics professors, Ph.D. scholars, and practitioners pursuing research agendas in IP or innovation policy."
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