Deadline: 5 October 2015
Global Energy Initiative (GEI) is currently inviting students to submit essays for its annual Global Energy Essay Contest. This contest is a valuable platform for students from all backgrounds to share their ideas on energy issues and make their voices heard throughout the world.
The competition aims to engage students in fighting energy poverty, protecting the environment, and mitigating the effects of climate change. This year GEI is asking students to present their thoughts on the topic “Road to Paris 2015: Vision, Reality, and Solutions for a meaningful Climate Agreement”.
Essay Topic
“Road to Paris 2015: Vision, Reality, and Solutions for a meaningful Climate Agreement”
Focus Regions
The classification of regions is based on university locations in the main geographical regions: Africa, Europe and Russia, The Americas, South Asia and the Middle East, and East Asia and South Pacific Countries.
Awards
The awards consist of two global winners and five regional winners.
- First Place winner- $2,000
- Second Place Winner- $1,000
- Regional Winner (5)- $500
- Regional Runners up (10)
Contest winners will receive their awards and have the opportunity to present their creative approaches towards building a sustainable energy future at the GEI Global Conference on Sustainable Energy Future, which will be held in 2015. Airfare and accommodation will be covered. 1st & 2nd place winner’s essays will be published in Global Energy Affairs.
Eligibility Criteria
Participants must be:
- Currently enrolled students (e.g. B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., M.B.A., M.Ed., Ph.D. or equivalent) or
- Degree holders who will graduate in either 2014 or will graduate in 2015.
Essay Submission Guidelines
- Length of Essay: 1,000-1,200 words (excluding bibliography and citations).
- Students must produce their own work and cite sources properly and consistently.
- Information used for research that is not cited in the essay should be listed in a bibliography page at the end.
- The essay can not mention the participant’s name, university name, or location of university to ensure anonymity during the evaluation phase.
- The essay must be written in English.
- All submissions must be typed in Times New Roman, double-spaced, with standard one-inch margins and twelve-point font.
How to Apply?
- Students should first pre-register by filling out Global Energy Initiative’s online form.
- Students should submit their essays through our online submission portal (preferred).
- If the student is unable to submit through the electronic submission portal, they can email their essay as an email attachment, in Word Document or PDF form.
- The subject line of the email should read, “Global Energy Essay Contest 2015”.
- Essay must include a cover page with the contestant’s full name (with Mr. or Mrs.), address, phone number, email address, and University name.
- Winners will be notified by October 30, 2015 and recognized at a side event during the COP-21 at Paris.
For more information, please visit Essay Competition.
