­oikos and the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (www.unpri.org) are now inviting applications to the first oikos/PRI Young Scholars Finance Academy 2009 (Feb. 8-13). The annual programme seeks to promote high-impact scholarship in responsible finance. The Academy will gather leading academics, practitioners and exceptional graduate students and young faculty pursuing research related to issues of integration, engagement and transparency in responsible investment.

­The academy features two distinguished guest academics: Dr. Gordon Clark (Oxford University, UK) and Dr. James P. Hawley (Elfenworks Center for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism, St. Mary's College, USA) and will be facilitated by Dr. Danyelle Guyatt (Mercer, UK).

To allow in-depth discussions the oikos/PRI Young Scholars Finance Academy is limited to 15 PhD students and 5 distinguished practitioners. Please send us your proposal abstract (max. 2 pages), a short resume and a letter of interest before October 30, 2008. Practitioners are invited to apply with a motivation letter. For more details please download the call for papers at http://www.oikos-international.org/projects/finance.html