The Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA), the Manlio Rossi-Doria Centre for Economic and Social Research (Roma Tre University), the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of the University of California at Davis, and the Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance of the University of Calabria (Arcavacata di Rende, CS) are offering a scholarship in memory of Giovanni Anania. The scholarship will be awarded to a PhD candidate enrolled in the first or second year of an Italian doctoral program (i.e. 31th and 32nd doctoral cycles) whose research project focuses on one of the following fields:
– international trade,
– international negotiations and agreements on market liberalization,
– sectoral and trade policies in the agri-food sector.
The scholarship is worth € 5,000.00 as a contribution to cover the expenses for a stay study and research period, tuition-free, at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of the University of California at Davis. The winner will be entitled to attend lectures and seminars organized by the Department. The time spent at UC Davis is a minimum of 4 months, preferably in the Fall term 2017-2018 and in any case not after Spring 2018. Thanks to the International Agricultural Trade Consortium (IATRC) the winner can also attend the IATRC’s Annual December Meeting free of charge.
The selection will be made by a committee of three members designated by the institutions that sponsor the scholarship.
The applications will be evaluated on the basis of a research project whose academic objectives and methodologies must be clearly specified. The description of the project, written in English, must not exceed 15,000 characters. In case of research projects receiving equal evaluations, preference shall go to candidates born in Calabria region.
The deadline for the 2017 Call for Applications is April 30th. By this date, applications must have been transmitted to along with:
– research project description
– copy of an identity document
– certificate of registration at the doctoral cycle
– letter of recommendation from the doctoral program supervisor or coordinator.
The results of the evaluation procedure will be communicated to candidates by May 15th 2017. The winner shall commit to carrying out the program described in the Call – whose details will be agreed upon with the participating institutions – under penalty of revocation of the award and related benefits.
At the end of the period, the beneficiary will write a summary (in English) on the activities carried out at UCD. Publications resulting from research activities carried on, entirely or partially, thanks to this Scholarship should acknowledge the grant received.
The Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA),
the Manlio Rossi-Doria Centre for Economic and Social Research (Roma Tre University), the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of the University of California at Davis, and the Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance of the University of Calabria (Arcavacata di Rende, CS)