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WORLD HANDWRITING CONTEST
About the contest: We provide two quotes for contestants to write. Contestants under age 12 should write out the shorter of the two copy-quotes. Contestants ages 13 and older should write out the longer copy-quote.
Who May Enter: Anyone in the world, age 8 or over, may enter the World Handwriting Contest.
Deadlines: The World Handwriting Contest accepts entries each year from January 1 until June 30. To qualify for prizes in a given year, an entry must arrive on or before June 30 of that year.
Prizes: WHC will award first and second prizes in each of these categories and subcategories.
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15 November 2007
13 November 2007
Essay Contests worldwide
The 2007 Ibn-Khaldoun Essay Contest
Theme: Economics and Freedom in Islamic Societies.
About the Contest: The 2007 Ibn-Khaldoun invites young people to write essays that reflect their views about the relationship between economics and freedom within the Islamic context.
Awards: 1st Prize : USD$ 2,000
2nd Prize: USD$ 1,000
3rd Prize : USD$ 500
Two Honorable Mentions: USD$ 250 (each)
Submission Guidelines: Word limit: 800-1,400 words. Submissions may be written either in English or Arabic.
Who may join: The contest is open to university students,
undergraduate and graduate levels, who are or below 30 years of age.
Deadline: All submissions must be received on or before November 15th, 2007
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Association of Private Enterprise Education Essay Contest
Theme: Contestants will choose from the following three topics: 1. What causes prosperity? 2. What is the role of ethical behavior in a Free Market? 3. Can Free Markets protect the environment? Deadline: 01 December 2007 Open to: Full time students 25 years or younger. Awards: 1st Prize: $2500 2nd prize: $2000 3rd prize: $1500
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The S.E.VEN Fund today published its inaugural 2000-word Student Essay Competition
Theme: Poverty can be regarded as a matter of exclusion from networks of productivity, and not simply as having an unequal portion of what is imagined to be a fixed number of economic goods. In that sense, ending worldwide poverty is serious business. Describe enterprise based solutions to poverty in this context.
Awards: three (3) undergraduate student prizes of US $10,000 each and one (1) graduate student prize of US $20,000.
Deadline: is December 7. 2007.
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The Grey School of Wizardry Essay Contest
Theme: "What is the Most Astounding Magickal Beast?"
Who Can Enter: This contest is open to all aspiring Wizards between the ages of 18 and 138 years old. Contestants do not have to live in North America -- entries are welcome worldwide!
Deadline: 30 December 2007.
Awards: The four Winners will each receive a scholarship to the Grey School of Wizardry, worth the tuition of one "year-level" (24 credits). Each Winner will also each receive a copy of A Wizard's Bestiary by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and Grey School 's very own Ash "LeopardDancer" DeKirk. Also, each Winner will also receive a powerful Wand from Willowroot Real Magic Wands aligned with their element.
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WRITE ON'S ESSAY CONTEST!
Theme: My favorite place
Deadline: December 31,2007.
Open to:
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NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition
Topic 1: Describe how you benefit today in everyday life due to NASA aerospace technology and spinoffs from the last 50 years. Topic 2: Describe, 50 years from now, how your everyday life may benefit from NASA's future aerospace technology. Due Dates:The Competition Opens on October 15, 2007Notice of Intent December 7, 2007Final Entry Is Due on or Before January 7, 2008
Eligibility: Any U.S. students enrolled in an middle school, junior high school (under tha age of 15) in the U.S. or its territories is eligible to enter the competition for cash prizes. Non-U.S. citizens and students in international locations can enter as well, but they are not eligible for cash prizes.
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Doreen and Jim McElvany 2008 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
About the contest: In an effort to spur new scholarship and policy initiatives to address today's vexing proliferation problems, CNS and its journal, The Nonproliferation Review, are launching an essay contest. The contest is designed to find and publish the most outstanding new papers in the nonproliferation field. Although we will not exclude essays with a historical orientation (if they provide guidance for current or future policy), our priority is to generate new insights and recommendations for resolving contemporary nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons challenges, including those involving both state and non-state actors.
Eligibility: This contest is open to persons worldwide, except for current faculty, staff, and students of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, members of The Nonproliferation Review editorial board, and anyone involved in reviewing or judging submissions. To be eligible for the student prize, an entrant must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission. Prizes: One Grand Prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the author(s) of the best paper from all entries. Outstanding Student Essay Prize: $1,000.
Deadline: 31 March 2008,
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Oakseed Ministries’ 2008 Essay Contest
Theme: You may choose one theme from the following topics:
Equal rights for Children with Disabilities
Breaking Barriers: Attitude and Friendship
The Importance of Communication
Poverty and Children with Disabilities
Through the Eyes of a Child with Disabilities
God's Compassion for Children with Disabilities
Things I have Learned from my Friend who has a Disability
Eligibilty: To be eligible to submit an essay, students must meet the age requirements as of April 15, 2008. Age Categories are:
17 & under: 5,000 characters or less (approx. 1000 words in length).
18-22: 7,500 characters or less (approx. 1500 words in length).
Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by 15 April 2008.
Awards: $1,000 will be awarded to the author of the best essay in each of the two age categories. Second place essays will receive a $500 award and Honorable mention will receive a $250 award.
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Theme: Economics and Freedom in Islamic Societies.
About the Contest: The 2007 Ibn-Khaldoun invites young people to write essays that reflect their views about the relationship between economics and freedom within the Islamic context.
Awards: 1st Prize : USD$ 2,000
2nd Prize: USD$ 1,000
3rd Prize : USD$ 500
Two Honorable Mentions: USD$ 250 (each)
Submission Guidelines: Word limit: 800-1,400 words. Submissions may be written either in English or Arabic.
Who may join: The contest is open to university students,
undergraduate and graduate levels, who are or below 30 years of age.
Deadline: All submissions must be received on or before November 15th, 2007
Click Here for more information.
Association of Private Enterprise Education Essay Contest
Theme: Contestants will choose from the following three topics: 1. What causes prosperity? 2. What is the role of ethical behavior in a Free Market? 3. Can Free Markets protect the environment? Deadline: 01 December 2007 Open to: Full time students 25 years or younger. Awards: 1st Prize: $2500 2nd prize: $2000 3rd prize: $1500
Click Here for more information.
The S.E.VEN Fund today published its inaugural 2000-word Student Essay Competition
Theme: Poverty can be regarded as a matter of exclusion from networks of productivity, and not simply as having an unequal portion of what is imagined to be a fixed number of economic goods. In that sense, ending worldwide poverty is serious business. Describe enterprise based solutions to poverty in this context.
Awards: three (3) undergraduate student prizes of US $10,000 each and one (1) graduate student prize of US $20,000.
Deadline: is December 7. 2007.
Click Here for more information.
The Grey School of Wizardry Essay Contest
Theme: "What is the Most Astounding Magickal Beast?"
Who Can Enter: This contest is open to all aspiring Wizards between the ages of 18 and 138 years old. Contestants do not have to live in North America -- entries are welcome worldwide!
Deadline: 30 December 2007.
Awards: The four Winners will each receive a scholarship to the Grey School of Wizardry, worth the tuition of one "year-level" (24 credits). Each Winner will also each receive a copy of A Wizard's Bestiary by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and Grey School 's very own Ash "LeopardDancer" DeKirk. Also, each Winner will also receive a powerful Wand from Willowroot Real Magic Wands aligned with their element.
Click Here for more information.
WRITE ON'S ESSAY CONTEST!
Theme: My favorite place
Deadline: December 31,2007.
Open to:
Click Here for more information.
NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition
Topic 1: Describe how you benefit today in everyday life due to NASA aerospace technology and spinoffs from the last 50 years. Topic 2: Describe, 50 years from now, how your everyday life may benefit from NASA's future aerospace technology. Due Dates:The Competition Opens on October 15, 2007Notice of Intent December 7, 2007Final Entry Is Due on or Before January 7, 2008
Eligibility: Any U.S. students enrolled in an middle school, junior high school (under tha age of 15) in the U.S. or its territories is eligible to enter the competition for cash prizes. Non-U.S. citizens and students in international locations can enter as well, but they are not eligible for cash prizes.
Click Here for more information.
Doreen and Jim McElvany 2008 Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest
About the contest: In an effort to spur new scholarship and policy initiatives to address today's vexing proliferation problems, CNS and its journal, The Nonproliferation Review, are launching an essay contest. The contest is designed to find and publish the most outstanding new papers in the nonproliferation field. Although we will not exclude essays with a historical orientation (if they provide guidance for current or future policy), our priority is to generate new insights and recommendations for resolving contemporary nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons challenges, including those involving both state and non-state actors.
Eligibility: This contest is open to persons worldwide, except for current faculty, staff, and students of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, members of The Nonproliferation Review editorial board, and anyone involved in reviewing or judging submissions. To be eligible for the student prize, an entrant must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission. Prizes: One Grand Prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the author(s) of the best paper from all entries. Outstanding Student Essay Prize: $1,000.
Deadline: 31 March 2008,
Click Here for more information.
Oakseed Ministries’ 2008 Essay Contest
Theme: You may choose one theme from the following topics:
Equal rights for Children with Disabilities
Breaking Barriers: Attitude and Friendship
The Importance of Communication
Poverty and Children with Disabilities
Through the Eyes of a Child with Disabilities
God's Compassion for Children with Disabilities
Things I have Learned from my Friend who has a Disability
Eligibilty: To be eligible to submit an essay, students must meet the age requirements as of April 15, 2008. Age Categories are:
17 & under: 5,000 characters or less (approx. 1000 words in length).
18-22: 7,500 characters or less (approx. 1500 words in length).
Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by 15 April 2008.
Awards: $1,000 will be awarded to the author of the best essay in each of the two age categories. Second place essays will receive a $500 award and Honorable mention will receive a $250 award.
Click Here for more information.
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