City Club announces high-school essay competition - heightsobserver.org

It’s that time of the year when the City Club of Cleveland announces The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Competition, an opportunity for students to explore the complexities of our constitutional right to free speech while building essential writing and critical thinking skills—and win prizes.

This year, the competition is open to all high school students, not just juniors and seniors. Students in grades 9–12 in public, private, parochial, charter and home schools in Cuyahoga and surrounding counties are encouraged to submit an essay on the topic “How can teens utilize free speech to inspire change in their communities?” Essays should be no longer than 300 words, and should be submitted at freespeech.submittable.com.

A panel of judges, selected from the City Club membership and the community, will choose the winning essays based on clarity, originality of content, and significance of the ideas expressed.

Judges will rank the top three of 20 winning essays. The top prizes are $1,000, $750 and $500, respectively, and the winners will read their essays at a City Club forum and be recorded for podcast. Teachers of the top winners will each receive $250. The 17 remaining winners will each receive $100. Winners will be notified by May 1.

For more information about The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Essay Competition, contact the City Club at 216-621-0082, or send an e-mail to speechessay@cityclub.org.

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1st NATIONAL CHALLENGE ESSAY COMPETITION - 2015 - clrg-group.org

The Corporate Law Research Group at Faculty of Law in collaboration with Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow proudly announces the inaugural version of 'National Challenge Essay Competition- 2015'. Organising a first national challenge essay competition can be broad enough to inspire creativity and enhance the talent hidden within a young professional. This first national challenge essay competition can give the writers a certain starting direction or initiatives in their lives.

Titles of the Essay Competition

The participants to the 1st National Challenge Essay Competition- 2015 are instructed to forward entries on any one of the topics listed below:



1. Regulation of Micro-finance Institutions in India: Resolving the Policy Debate

or

2. Consolidation of Indian Banking Industry: Developing a Balanced Approach

or

3. Foreign Private Equity Investments in India Inc.: Addressing the Issues


Read the whole info here: http://www.clrg-group.org/national-challenge-essay-competition

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20th anniversary essay competition - idea.int

Sponsor

To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is organizing an essay competition for dedicated young people who share our passion for the future of democracy:

Essay topic

Does representative democracy have a future in this era of digital media?

Deadline for submissions

30 April 2015

The Prize

The author(s) of the winning essay will be awarded the following:

• Invitation to attend International IDEA´s 20th Anniversary celebrations on September 15, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. The costs of the trip will be covered by International IDEA if the winner is not based in Stockholm.
• A six months internship at International IDEA Stockholm
• Publication of the essay in a format to be chosen by International IDEA

Essay submission: please submit your essay by email to: p.lebleu@idea.int

Read more info here: http://www.idea.int/20th-anniversary-essay-competition.cfm

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(UIF) University Islamic Financial Essay Contest - myuif.com

UIF firmly believes that investing in education is an important investment in our community. Keeping this in mind, our essay competition seeks to partner with Islamic schools to recognize excellence in education by encouraging students to be creative and expressive.  The competition also rewards schools that produce winning students.

Here are some highlights of the Essay Competition

• It is a national essay competition for all full time and weekend Islamic Schools in the USA
• Prizes awarded in three categories – grades 1-5, 6-8 and 9-12
• Total of $7,500 in cash prizes will be awarded to essay competition winners and schools
• Winners will be determined by UIF’s essay competition committee
• Schools can submit as many entries as possible
• Entries will be accepted from Jan. 1st, 2015 to March 15th, 2015

Our hope is that this competition energizes and creates an excitement within the school and the student body at large. While the competition is in the form of an essay, in coming years UIF envisions the competition to include video, poetry, art and science. Source: http://www.myuif.com/upcoming-recent-events/essay/about-essay-competition/

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First AMV's Annual Essay Writing Competition

One TOPIC for all groups: How does Islam promote peace, what can be done to challenge Islamophobia and what role can I play to education my peers?

Source: http://www.amvsacramento.org/html/essay_competition.html

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The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2015 - youthop.com

The Royal Commonwealth Society is inviting young people to share their hopes and concerns for the future, thereby generating an important youth perspective and Commonwealth wide dialogue as the international community gathers to set development goals for the next 15 years. The competition is open to young writers aged 18 and under who are living in, or a national of, a Commonwealth country or territory. All entries must be in English and are to be submitted online.

Topic: 

Answers can be submitted in number of formats, for example: poem, letter, folk tale, script or essay. Multiple submissions are not allowed and will lead to disqualification.

Junior Category-

Born after 1st May 2001 (under 14 years)

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of being young?
• Imagine what the world will be like when you are an old person.
• I am the future!
• Imagine you are a young person living in a different part of the Commonwealth. What is life like for you?

Senior Category-

Born between 2nd May 1996 and 1st May 2001 (14-18 years)

• What do you hope to achieve in your lifetime?
• In 2030 you will no longer be young. What changes would you like to see in the world in 15 years’ time?
• Youth versus experience.
• Fresh perspectives. What can a young Commonwealth offer?

Deadline: May 1, 2015

Click Read More to read all the information - Eligibility and Awards: 

Read More: http://www.youthop.com/competitions/the-queens-commonwealth-essay-competition-2015-1503

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Dempsey Sponsors Essay Competition to Honor Saudi King - defense.gov

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has established a research and essay competition in honor of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz hosted by the National Defense University.

The king, who died Jan. 23 at age 90, oversaw the modernization of his country’s military during the time he spent as commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a position he held from 1963 until he became king in 2005.
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said the essay competition is a fitting tribute to the life and leadership of the Saudi Arabian monarch.

Lifetime Supporter of U.S.-Saudi Alliance

The king was a lifetime supporter of his country’s alliance with the United States. Abdullah ruled Saudi Arabia from 2005 to his death, and served as regent of the country from 1995. He is succeeded by King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz.

“This is an important opportunity to honor the memory of the king, while also fostering scholarly research on the Arab-Muslim world, and I can think of no better home for such an initiative than NDU,” Dempsey said in a statement announcing the competition.

The competition will focus on issues related to the Arab-Muslim world and is designed to encourage strategic thinking and meaningful research on a crucial part of the world. The program will be in place at NDU for the next academic year, officials said.

More info @: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128034

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Former Holy Family Academy students place in art, essay competition

Holy Family Academy School recently received notice of the art and essay contest winners sponsored by the Pennsylvanians for Human Life, Scranton Chapter.

Sue Cirba, educational coordinator, informed the recipients of the Youth for Life awards to the 2013-14 eighth-grade class of Holy Family Academy.

The students enrolled in the Youth for Life contest senior division (eighth to 12th grade) as a class project.

First-place winner for the art contest was Ryan Chapman, Hazleton, who now attends Marian Catholic High School.

He is the son Kevin and Marlene Chapman.

First-place winner of the essay contest was Hope Little, Hazle Township, who now attends Hazleton Area High School.

She is the daughter of Kathy Little.

Second-place winner of the essay contest and honorable mention of the art contest was Christina Capparell, Eagle Rock, who now attends Marian Catholic.

She is the daughter of Drs. Jack and Connie Capparell.

Honorable mention in the essay contest went to Brooke Yacubeck, Ridgewood, Hazle Township, who now attends the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences.

She is the daughter of Gary and Janie Yacubeck.

Read more @ http://standardspeaker.com/community/former-holy-family-academy-students-place-in-art-essay-competition-1.1820035

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Essay competition 2015 - cancer.org.au

Win a trip to Vienna, Austria for the European Summer

Cancer Council Australia is offering a trip to Vienna, Austria for the best essay on a cancer related subject by a medical student currently enrolled at an Australian University.

Every year the World Health Organisation –Collaborating Centre for Cancer Education runs The International Summer School 'Oncology for Medical Students'.

The winning student will attend the International Summer School 'Oncology for Medical Students' in Vienna 8th-17th July 2015.

Cancer Council Australia will pay for registration, an economy class airfare, two weeks accommodation and living allowance (to a total of $8,000 AUD).

Who should apply?
Any student currently enrolled in a medical course at an Australian University.

What to submit:
An essay on Research and the changing landscape of oncology. Maximum length 2500 words.

Applicants may wish to focus on any aspect of cancer control. The essays will be scored according to the following criteria:

• Concise and logical presentation of the argument
• Relevance to cancer care in Australia
• Relevance to medical students

Closing date:
Thursday 23rd April 2015

Entries to be submitted via email to include full contact details (ie. mobile number), University and home address.

Email: Leona.macfarlane@cancer.org.au

Or post to:

Leona Macfarlane
Cancer Council Australia
GPO Box 4708, Sydney NSW 2001

Note: To Download the competition flyer please visit: http://www.cancer.org.au/health-professionals/oncology-education/essay-competition-2015.html

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The Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition 2015 - edu-active.com

Description
The Legal History and Rare Books Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries, in cooperation with Gale Cengage Learning, announces the annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition. The competition is named in honor of Morris L. Cohen, late Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School. Professor Cohen's scholarly work was in the fields of legal research, rare books, and historical bibliography.

Eligibility
The purpose of the competition is to encourage scholarship in the areas of legal history, rare law books, and legal archives, and to acquaint students with the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and law librarianship. Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives. The competition is open to students currently enrolled in accredited graduate programs in library science, law, history, and related fields. Both full- and part-time students are eligible. Membership in AALL is not required.

Awards
The winner will receive a $500.00 prize from Gale Cengage Learning and up to $1,000 for expenses associated with attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting.The runner-up will have the opportunity to publish the second-place essay in LHRB's online scholarly journal "Unbound: An Annual Review of Legal History and Rare Books."

Application
Deadline for application is 16 March 2015.


Deadline: 16 March 2015
Open to: students currently enrolled in accredited graduate programs in library science, law, history, and related fields.
Awards:  $500.00 prize from Cengage Learning and up to $1,000 for expenses to attend the AALL Annual Meeting.

Contact
Marguerite Most
Co-chair, Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition Committee
Reference Librarian & Senior Lecturing Fellow
Duke Law School
Durham, NC, USA
919-613-7120

Email: most@law.duke.edu

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Essay competition: “Role of the OSCE in today’s world” Read more: mladiinfo.eu

Description

The OSCE Mission to Skopje is pleased to announce an essay competition on the “Role of the OSCE in today’s world”, as part of the series of activities to mark the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Act.

In 2015, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will mark 40 years since the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. This anniversary represents a unique opportunity to reaffirm the participating States’ commitment to the concept of comprehensive, co-operative, equal and indivisible security and to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Possible topics:

• The role of the OSCE as the world’s largest regional security organization and its evolution in the future;
• The OSCE Human Dimension Commitments in the fields of human rights, democracy and rule of law and their relevance in the country;
• The role of the OSCE Mission in the country and its contribution to resolving challenges in different areas (for example: education, interethnic relations, human rights, rule of law, good governance, police, etc.)
• Paper proposals on other topics related to the work of OSCE are also welcomed.

Prizes

The best three papers will win a study trip to Vienna and visit at the OSCE Headquarters.

How to Apply?

• All interested undergraduate and post-graduate students (enrolled in a university in the country) are invited to submit essay proposals;
• Interested students should email a proposal in English (maximum 300 words) to Mihajlo.lahtov@osce.org no later than 20 February, 2015;
• The selected proposals will be invited to submit a full essay in English, Macedonian or Albanian (maximum 3.000 words) that will be evaluated by an internal commission through a blind review process;
• Selected participants will be invited to a one-day study visit at the OSCE Mission in Skopje.

Deadline: 20 February, 2015
Open to: students coming from Macedonia
Prize: a study trip to Vienna and visit at the OSCE Headquarters

Contact
Mihajlo Lahtov
Phone: +389 2 323 4615
Mobile: +389 70 358 920
E-mail: Mihajlo.lahtov@osce.org

Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2015/01/22/essay-competition-role-of-the-osce-in-todays-world/

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Tax Faculty essay competition for students and young professionals - icaew.com

An opportunity to influence the UK tax system, with the chance to win a cash reward

For the second year, the Tax Faculty is running an essay competition for students and young professionals under 30. It is time for some fresh thinking on new ways to tackle old problems.

The deadline is midday on Monday 2 March 2015. The essay should be 1,500 to 3,000 words on one of the key issues that we have identified facing those running the UK tax system.

The prizes, sponsored by tax publishers Tolley, are:

• 1st prize – £1,000 cash, a set of Tolley Yellow and Orange Handbooks and a complete set of Tolley Annuals 
• 3 Runner up prizes of £250 each plus a set of Tolley Yellow and Orange Handbooks 
• PLUS – a special £500 cash prize for the best entry from an undergraduate

Deadline is midday on Monday 2 March 2015.

Essay should be 1,500 to 3,000 words on one of the key issues that we have identified facing those running the UK tax system.

Read more info @: http://www.icaew.com/en/technical/tax/tax-faculty/tax-essay-competition

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