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Just for a bit of clarification— Though I wouldn't be surprised if some of the funding did indeed come from the Walton family (they've donated a TON of money to UofA), the DDF is not exclusive to the business school. They award 20-25 university-wide.

Thanks, resource. I applied there as my backup because the other nine schools I applied to are extremely competitive. I did undergrad Physics/Theology and am about to finish my MS in Physics. I was told by a number of economists that my vita would make me quite competitive at high-ranked schools, but I have only (formally) taken Econ 101 (four years ago) and Intermediate Micro (taking Int Macro right now while I'm finishing up my thesis), so I've not gotten my hopes up too much. Getting offered the Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship was a confidence booster, to say the least. Northwest Arkansas is gorgeous, though; and that fellowship certainly makes it even more appealing. I won't be too disappointed if that's where I end up!

Institution: University of Arkansas Program: PhD Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: $38k/yr stipend, waived tuition, health insurance Notification Date: 2/10/2012 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: No. Comments:

Institution: University of Virginia Program: PhD Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: Notification Date: 2/8/2012 Notified through: Email/Website Status Posted on GC: No. Comments: