----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Fondazione Centro Studi e Documentazione Piero Sraffa Dipartimento di Economia Politica, Università Romare Announcement: The Fondazione Centro Ricerche Studi e Documentazione Piero Sraffa offers a fellowship of 25 million lire to foreign scholars interested in classical political economy and in Piero Sraffa's scientific contribution. The fellowship entails residence in Rome for a period of 9 months beginning 15 October 2002. The fellowship is intended for scholars who are enrolled or about to enrol in a Ph.D. program. Applications are however welcome also from more experienced scholars who already hold a Ph.D. or have equivalent research experience. In addition to the winner of the fellowship the Centro will admit other qualified students who can fund their stay from a different source. During a first part of their period of residence participants in the program will be expected to conduct readings concerning the classical economists, their interpretation, Sraffa's contribution and later developments with respect both to the critique of marginal theories and the revival of the classical approach. Short essays will be written on assigned themes and discussed with supervisors. It will also be possible to attend lectures on these subjects given at this University. In a second period of their stay participants will work at a longer essay on a subject of their choice, to be considered in the light of the Classical approach and its modern developments. They will be helped through this work by supervisions and informal discussion with members of the Centro Sraffa. All work can be conducted in either Italian or English. The scholarship will be paid in three instalments at the beginning of each term in October, January and April. The sum can be adjustable if the holder comes with dependents. Travel expenses will be refunded upn arrival. It will be exceptionally possible to spend one of the three terms of residence in a following academic year - the need for such arrangement should however be specified in the application. Participants in the program will be assigned a tutor to help them organize their stay in Rome. Candidates are asked to include with their applications, besides their mailing and e-mail addresses and telephone number: i) a curriculum; ii) a testimonial by a scholar well acquainted with their work; iii) a short description of their research interests and published or unpublished writings. Applications must be sent to the FONDAZIONE CENTRO RICERCHE STUDI E DOCUMENTAZIONE PIERO SRAFFA, VIA OSTIENSE 139 - 00154 ROMA - ITALIA (tel.++39.+6-57374.037/035/003; fax. (++39)(+6)57374-254) and arrive by 15th of March 2002. The Centro Sraffa will take its decisions concerning the applications by the first week of April and information will be sent accordingly. Further enquiries will be welcome at <[log in to unmask]> The Administrative Board: R. Ciccone, P. Garegnani, P. Leon The Centro Sraffa collects materials and supports research for the revival of the Classical approach to economic theory ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]