Dear Colleagues,

The Center for the History of Political Economy 
at Duke has opened the application process for 
the 2010-2010 academic year Fellowship Program. 
Information about the application process is 
available at our web site, 
www.econ.duke.edu/CHOPE, and has been pasted in 
below. We invite and encourage you to consider 
coming to Duke for a semester or a year to work 
on your research project in the company of a 
number of like-minded scholars. Please direct any 
questions you may have to Bruce Caldwell, 
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Bruce Caldwell



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INTRODUCTION: Each year the Center brings 
together a mix of scholars working on research in 
the history of political economy. The Center 
provides the following sorts of fellowships:

· /Senior Research Fellowships/ enable scholars 
at various stages of their careers to come to the 
Center for either a semester or academic year to 
work on a substantial piece of research in the history of political economy.

· Research Fellowships enable more junior 
scholars to advance their research careers under 
the umbrella of the Center. A secondary goal is 
to develop their skills in teaching the history of economics.

· Final Year Fellowships allow doctoral students 
enrolled either at Duke or at other universities 
to spend their final year before taking their 
degrees to complete their dissertations while in 
the company of others, including more established 
scholars, working in the history of political 
economy. A secondary goal is to develop their 
skills in teaching the history of economics.

TERMS OF FELLOWSHIPS: Research Fellows may come 
to the Center for either a semester, a full 
academic year (which runs from the end of August 
to the beginning of May), or a twelve month 
period. (Those who wish to come for shorter stays 
may wish to consult the "Short Term Visits" 
section of Academic Visits 
<http://www.econ.duke.edu/HOPE/Visits.php>.) 
Though the principal responsibility of all 
Fellows is simply to pursue their research, it is 
also expected that Fellows will participate where 
appropriate in the other programs (e.g., 
Workshops, HOPE lunches, and conferences) that 
the Center offers. More junior scholars may also 
wish to stay during the summer to participate in 
the “Summer in the Archives” program or to assist with the Summer Institute.

STIPENDS: Though the Center has limited funding 
available for the support of Fellows, whenever 
possible Fellows should attempt to bring their 
own funding through some combination of support 
from their own university (e.g., fellowships or 
sabbatical funds) and from outside foundations. 
We recognize that more junior scholars may not 
have ready access to such support. The Center has 
developed its own relationships with a small 
group of outside funding agencies, and may be 
able to assist applicants in finding support from 
them. Sometimes our acceptance of an applicant’s 
proposal will be contingent on either the 
applicant or the Center being able to secure outside funds.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: All applicants should submit the following materials:

a. A statement of interest in which you describe 
your past history and explain why you want to 
come to the Center. Please also indicate the time 
period you would like to come to the Center 
(e.g., Fall 2010; Spring 2011; the 2010-2011 
academic year; a twelve month period beginning 
September 1, 2010). This should be no more than 1 page in length.

b. A proposal describing the work you will do 
while in residence at the Center. The proposal 
should be no longer than 2 pages in length.

c. A current curriculum vitae.

d. A statement regarding funding. Will you bring 
any support? If so, please identify the source(s) 
of your funding and amount. Also specify whether 
you have already secured the funding, or have 
applied for it. If the latter, please indicate 
the date when you expect to know whether the 
funding request has been granted. If all of your 
own funding comes through, will you require any 
additional funding from the Center? If so, how much?

e. Finally, please arrange to have two letters of 
recommendation sent to us by scholars who can 
comment on the quality of your work and the 
importance of your proposed research. For Final 
Year Fellows, one of the letters must be from your dissertation supervisor.

Applications are welcome at any time, but for 
full consideration those applying for the 
2010-2011 academic year should have their applications in by December 15, 2009.

We request that you submit your materials by 
e-mail attachment. Please direct them to the 
Center’s administrative assistant Angela Zemonek, 
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about the Center, please visit our web site at <http://www.econ.duke.edu/CHOPE>