World Bank International Essay Competition 2007: Closes 15 Mar, 2007
9 February, 2007
The World Bank and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently calling for entries from young people worldwide aged 18 - 25 into their International Essay Competition 2007.
They are looking for essays in English, French of Spanish of no more than 4000 words (including an abstract) explaining how corruption affects young people’s daily lives and what young people can do to overcome it.
The essays will be judged on originality, clarity and the use of thoughtful and concrete proposals/ examples. A prize of USD$5000 will be awarded, with a runner-up prize of USD$1000. All finalists will be will be invited to participate in the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) in Bled, Slovenia.
For more information and to submit an essay online, see http://www.essaycompetition.org/.
Submissions are due 15 March, 2007.
