Nonproliferation Challenge Essay Contest 2008

Type: Essay Contest

Eligibility: Open to persons worldwide, except for current faculty, staff, interns, and students of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, members of The Nonproliferation Review editorial board, and anyone involved in reviewing or judging submissions.

Submission deadline: March 31, 2008.

How to Enter the Contest:
E-mail your entry to essaycontest[at]miis.edu. A valid entry consists of two parts: (1) a completed official cover sheet [Word DOC] indicating the name(s) of the author(s), address, telephone number(s), e-mail address(es), indication of status as a student at the time of entry (yes or no, undergraduate or graduate), date of birth, title of the submission, and a one paragraph biography of the author(s) (the cover sheet is the only place where this information should appear); and (2), the submitted essay.

Submission guidelines: Entries should not exceed 10,000 words (including endnotes), or approximately 40 double-spaced pages. All entries must be the original, unpublished work of the author(s) and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All entries must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document and must conform to The Nonproliferation Review's style guidelines. Potential entrants are strongly encouraged to review recently published articles in The Nonproliferation Review to become familiar with our style and format, as well as recent scholarship in this area. To preserve anonymity, self-referential endnotes and excessive citation of one's own work are discouraged. Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines will not be considered.

Prizes:
Grand Prize: $10 000;
Outstanding Student Essay Prize: $1 000

URL Contest: James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies