Dear Colleagues, This is to inform you about the call for *Research Awards – Young Investigator Training Program 2018 Policy Evaluation and Young Investigators: Building a Network of Excellence Throughout the World*. The Gran Sasso Science Institute – GSSI Social Sciences (www.gssi.it) <http://www.gssi.it%29/> is part of the CERUP network ( https://sites.google.com/view/cerup2018/call-for-papers) promoting this call for applications and is one of the Italian institutions that will host the awarded researchers. Overall, 9 research grants (3.000 Euro for researchers from European institutions and 4.000 Euro for those from non-European institutions), financed by the *Associazione di Fondazioni e Casse di Risparmio Italiane SpA* (ACRI), will be awarded to selected researchers who will: - participate in the international conference CERUP 2018 “Challenges in Evaluating Regional and Urban Policy”, that will take place in Rome from 8 to 9 March 2018. - spend a one-month visiting in one of the leading Italian departments that agreed to participate in the network (please see the list in Annex 1 in the call). Applicants need to meet the following criteria: - research focus on regional and urban sciences and methodologies applied to the impact of evaluation of public policies - aged up to 40 years - affiliation to foreign institutions (outside Italy) to promote international collaborations and encourage mobility of young scholars. The deadline for application is the *22nd January 2018*. All application and selection details are icluded in the attached call and can be found at this link: https://sites.google.com/view/cerup2018/call-for-papers Best, Francesco -- ---------- Francesco Chiodelli Associate professor in urban planning Vice-coordinator of the doctoral programme in Urban Studies and Regional Science Gran Sasso Science Institute viale Francesco Crispi 7, L'Aquila (Italy) Website <http://www.lessisless.it> ; Researchgate <http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francesco_Chiodelli> ; Academia <http://infn.academia.edu/FrancescoChiodelli> NEW BOOK! The Illicit and Illegal in Regional and Urban Governance and Development <https://www.routledge.com/The-Illicit-and-Illegal-in-Regional-and-Urban-Governance-and-Development/Chiodelli-Hall-Hudson/p/book/9781138230644>(with T. Hall and R. Hudson; Routledge, 2018) _______________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] An urban geography discussion and announcement forum List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/URB-GEOG-FORUM Maintained by: RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group UGRG Home Page: http://www.urban-geography.org.uk