St Gallen Symposium Leaders of Tomorrow Essay Competition ($19,403 Cash Prize)

Description:

Compete for the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award and qualify for participation as a Leader of Tomorrow in the world’s premier opportunity for intergenerational debates: The St. Gallen Symposium. 

About the Essay:

Your essay must answer the following question: What are alternatives to economic growth? Leaders of Tomorrow have expressed scepticism towards economic growth as it stands today. We challenge you to develop your alternative guidelines to the concept of growth. 

Present your own idea to convince the jury. You are expected to submit a professional, creative and thought-provoking essay. Be bold and unconventional! Your essay (max. 2,100 words) must be written in English language and all sources must be cited and referred to the respective part in the essay. Individual work expected, no group work allowed. 

The essay must be written exclusively for this contest and your name must not be mentioned anywhere in the contribution file.

Eligibilty:

You must be enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate program (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university

You must be born in 1986 or later

Requirements:

-Copy of passport or other identification (in English for non-Roman languages)

-Confirmation of matriculation/enrolment from your university which proves your enrolment in a graduate/postgraduate level programme as of 1 February 2016 (download sample document here)

-Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the file metadata or the file itself

Prize/Benefits:

*Join the debate with 600 top global leaders and decision makers

*Share your thoughts, ideas and visions with the global elite

*Expenses for travel, board and lodging covered, travel service provided

*Meet 200 of the world’s brightest young minds

*Small and intimate gatherings with world leaders, exclusively for the Leaders of Tomorrow

*CHF 20,000.– prize money shared by the three winners

*Broad media coverage

*Become member of a truly unique and strong global community

Selection Criteria and Process:

All contributions will be evaluated according to specific criteria by an independent jury composed of professors, corporate executives and entrepreneurs. The authors of the best 100 contributions qualify as Leaders of Tomorrow and will be invited by the ISC to the next St. Gallen Symposium.

You qualify as a semi-finalist to compete for the prestigious award 2016 if your essay makes it in the top 20. You will be asked by mid-March the very latest to pitch the essence of your essay in a 3-minute video presentation.

Based upon the quality of both the essay and the video pitch, the jury selects the six finalists who will compete for the award against each other on the symposium’s big stage.

The award will be bestowed to those finalists who show the very best performances both on the essay and on the stage in St. Gallen.

How to apply:

The application and submission of essay is online.

Application deadline: 1 February 2016

Visit the official application page for more information and application

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2016 UNO Eisaku Sato Essay Contest (¥750,000 Cash Prizes)

Description:

Submissions are now being accepted for the 32nd Eisaku Sato Essay Contest. This international contest is open to anyone who has an interest in both the United Nations University and the designated contest topic.

There are no restrictions as to age, nationality, or profession.

About Sponsor(s):

The Eisaku Sato Essay Contest was inaugurated in 1980, and has been held annually since 1990. It is organized by the Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United Nations University, which was established by the late Eisaku Sato, former Prime Minister of Japan, with the monetary award that he received with his 1974 Nobel Peace Prize.

About Essay:

The theme of the 2016 contest is:

“Considering the multiple and pressing challenges the United Nations faces today, what is the proper role of the Secretary-General as top international public servant? Discuss the required qualities and discipline of a Secretary-General in view of the practices and achievements of the successive Secretary-Generals.”

Essays may be written in either English (3,000–6,000 words) or Japanese (8,000–16,000 characters). All essays should be printed on A4-size paper and include an abstract of up to 450 words (English) or 1,200 characters (Japanese).

Submissions must be original and unpublished papers, and must include reference notes and a bibliography if other authors’ works are cited.

Prize(s):

A grand prize (¥500,000), a second prize (¥200,000) and several honorable mentions (¥50,000 each) will be awarded.

How to apply:

Persons living outside of Japan may submit their essays via email (to essay@satoeisaku.com) or by postal mail. (Please submit only once; do not send both email and postal mail.) If submitting by email, attach your cover sheet and essay as a single (ONE) document file, and use your full name as the document title.

Persons living in Japan should submit via postal mail. 

Please send your cover sheet and FOUR copies of your essay. Your package must be postmarked before midnight 31 March 2016, (There is no time limit on the delivery date; your submission will be accepted as long as it is postmarked on or before 31 March.)

Postal submissions should be addressed to:

The Eisaku Sato Essay Contest Secretariat

c/o United Nations University Library

5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku

Tokyo 150-8925

Japan

Notification:

The winners will be notified by September 2016.

Application deadline: 31 March 2016.

Visit the official application page for more information andapplication

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