Carnegie Council Announces its Annual International Student/Teacher Essay Contest, 2015: Goals for a Better World
(PRWEB) October 22, 2015 -- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs announces its seventh annual International Essay Contest, open to teachers and students anywhere in the world.
Essay Topic:
Focusing on one of the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, propose specific measures for your country (or region or city) to reach the goal’s objectives in the next 15 years.
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; or
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; or
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
Contest Requirements:
Style: Op-ed style (not academic, footnoted papers)
Length: 1,000 to 1,500 words
Format: Word document, or email. English language entries only.
Limit: One entry per person.
This competition is open to teachers and students of all nationalities.
All teachers, at whatever level, are eligible.
All students, from high school students through graduate students, are eligible. Non-students are automatically disqualified.
Collaborative essays between students and teachers are welcome.
Previous winners and honorable mentions are not eligible.
Contest Deadline: January 5, 2016
How to Enter:
Please email your entries to carnegiecontest2015(at)cceia.org. Please include your full name, full address, email, age, name of your school, whether you are a teacher or a student, and if a student, what level (high school, undergraduate, graduate level). For more details, go to http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/news/announcements/372
Prizes:
1st prize: $250 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd prize: $150 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd prize: $75 Amazon Gift Certificate
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914 and based in New York City, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an educational, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that produces lectures, publications, and multimedia materials on the ethical challenges of living in a globalized world. For more information, go to http://www.carnegiecouncil.org .
Madeleine Lynn, Carnegie Council for Ethics, http://www.cceia.org, +1 212-838-4120 Ext: 219, [email protected]
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