2013 Essay Contest Scholarship of Fraser Institute, USA

Fraser Institute Essay Contest is now available for high school students. You should submit 1,000-1,500 words of article of certain topic.

Description
The participating students of this essay contest scholarship - 2013 Fraser Institute Essay Contest should write essay  discussing topic:  “Is the “War on Drugs” working or is it time for drug policy reform?”. Submissions will be considered from secondary and post-secondary (undergraduate and graduate) students in all disciplines. High school students will be considered in a separate category, with a cash prize of $500. High school submissions will not be excluded from winning the $750 and $1,000 post-secondary prizes.

Eligibility
The contest is open to Canadian and foreign students. A student is defined as someone who attends school in the 2012/2013 school year or is enrolled to attend in 2013/2014.

Application Procedure

• Entry must include a typed essay of 1,000-1,500 words, and a cover sheet including the student’s name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address. High school students should include school and grade. Post-secondary students should include school, major, and year of graduation.
• Entries will be accepted in English and French.
• Entries must include references cited from academic sources. Any academically acceptable referencing style may be used.
• Please note that if you are planning to include a graph in your essay, you must send it to us in an Excel file with the underlying data in order that we can recreate it in house. If you want to include a previously published graph for which you do not have the underlying data, you must cite its source appropriately to prove that you have permission to reuse it.
• Entries must be submitted online or by mail.
• Entries may only be submitted once. Further submissions with revisions will not be accepted.
• Failure to follow these rules may lead to disqualification from the contest.
• Entries will be judged on originality, clear expression of ideas, and understanding of competitive markets.
• All entries become of the property of the Fraser Institute. In addition to receiving cash prizes, winners may be published inCanadian Student Review once they have gone through the peer review process.

Submission Deadline
May 31, 2013

Website Link
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/education-programs/students/essay-contest-entry-form.aspx