Research Fellowships Economics and Finance 2009 Italy

July 28, 2008

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FRANCO MODIGLIANI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
2009 edition

1 – General rules
The Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno awards a Research Fellowship in Economics and Finance dedicated to the memory of Franco Modigliani and aimed to young researchers based in non-Italian institutions who wish to move to an Italian university. The competition for the award will be based on the candidates’ curriculum, papers and publications.

The competition for this Research Fellowship is open to young candidates of all nationalities who (i) completed or are about to complete a Ph.D. in economics and finance in a non-Italian university, (ii) are currently performing their research and teaching activity in a non-Italian institution, and (iii) wish to perform their future activity in an Italian university.

2 – Application procedure
The application and documents attached to it must be sent to: Associazione Borsisti Marco Fanno, Segreteria del
Concorso Marco Fanno, c/o Mediocredito Centrale, Via Piemonte 51, 00187 Roma, Italy. To apply, candidates must
(i) fill the attached application form, (ii) send it (with attachments) to the above address via registered mail, bycourier mail or by hand delivery, asking for a return card or receipt to prove delivery, and (iii) ensure that it is delivered to the above address by 14 November 2008. Proof of the time of delivery will be the date/time receipt stamp on the return card or – in case of hand delivery – the receipt provided by Mediocredito Centrale.
The application – which must bear the candidate’s original signature – must be accompanied by the following
attachments:

1. curriculum vitae;

2. two photocopies of a valid identity document;

3. description of the candidate’s research project (2/3 pages);

4. at least two reference letters of academics who are well acquainted with the candidate’s research;

5. documents showing past educational attainments (e.g., copies of undergraduate and Ph.D. diplomas);

6. if the candidate has not yet obtained a Ph.D., documents that display the grades reported in the Ph.D. program exams;

7. copies of at most three publications;

8. indication of the Italian university and of the department where the candidate wishes to spend the Fellowship, stating briefly the motivation for choosing this institution and indicating the name of a local researcher willing to provide a reference letter;

9. a letter where this department (i) agrees to host the candidate if he/she were to get the award, (ii) explains how the candidate would fit in the research activity of the department and with which researchers he/she could interact, and (iii) appoints an academic who will supervise his/her research activity and will facilitate his/her
participation in the activities of the department;

10. the consent to the use of personal data for the purposes of this competition, along with the privacy protection provisions contained in the Italian legislative decree No. 196 of 2003.
Each candidate can indicate only one institution under point 8. In turn, each institution can agree to host at most five candidates.

Application form and further Information

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