RESEARCH PROPOSAL COMPETITION
The Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management (
www.gutmann-center.at) has been
established in 2001 by the University of Vienna and the Bank Gutmann
(
www.gutmann.at). The Centers mission is to become a platform for
researchers in the field of portfolio management and to fund research
projects in this area.
In this context, the Gutmann Center is pleased to announce its first
RESEARCH PROPOSAL COMPETITION
Submissions will be accepted from PhD-students and faculty at academic
institutions and all practitioners who wish to apply.
The potential areas include but are not limited to
· evaluation of alternative organizational models of portfolio
investment
· risk-control and dynamic portfolio-management strategies
· asset allocation.
Proposals will be evaluated by the members of the Academic Advisory Board of
the Gutmann Center.
A grant of 10.000 will be awarded to the winner. 40% of the grant will be
paid immediately, 30% after submission of a first working paper, and the
remainder will be paid upon the presentation of the completed paper in
Vienna. The Gutmann Center will cover the researchers expenses incurred in
connection with the seminar (airfare, accommodation). Payments are made
directly to the researcher, unless otherwise requested. The Centers policy
is not to pay general institutional overhead expenses.
A first draft of the working paper is expected after one year, the project
is expected to be completed within two years.
All publications (including working papers) that are an outcome of the
funding must acknowledge the support in an introductory footnote.
SUBMISSION PROCESS
The research proposals should be submitted in electronic form to Prof. Josef
Zechner (see contact below). Proposals must arrive no later than 30 June
2002.
The submission should include:
· A cover page with title, author(s), addresses and e-mail addresses,
affiliations and telephone and fax numbers;
· A short abstract of no more than one page;
· A statement of research objectives and a literature review placing
the study in context;
· A clear and detailed description of the research method and the
expected form of the results, together with a discussion of the practical
value of the project;
· A proposed timetable
· A copy of (each) researcher's resume;
· Related papers, if available, may be enclosed.
Authors will be notified of the committees decision regarding their
proposal by 31 August 2002.
Further information can be obtained from our website
www.gutmann-center.at
Contact:
Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management
Research Proposal Competition
- Prof. Dr. Josef Zechner -
- c/o Dorothea Grimm -
University of Vienna
Department of Business Studies
Bruenner Strasse 72
A-1210 Vienna
Tel: +43-1-4277-38186
Fax: +43-1-4277-38074
Mail: gutmann.bwl(a)univie.ac.at
www.gutmann-center.at