Center For Alcohol Policy has $5k Scholarships; National Essay Contest, Due January 8, 2021

The Center For Alcohol Policy (5K) National Essay Contest is accepting entries for its 13^th Annual Essay Contest. This national academic event is intended to foster debate, analysis, and examination of state alcohol regulation in the 21^st Century. Each year, students and professionals are encouraged to participate in this significant effort to bring attention to state alcohol regulation, its complexities, and many successes. Two things you need to know about the National Essay Contest:

1. It’s Worth Five Thousand Dollars ($5k)
2. It’s Due January 8

Nothing to it but to do it – Get out your packet and write your article (essay); and please don’t freeze – Turn it in! There are so many of my students who actually write the essay and they are afraid to follow through. Not you; Get to it now while there is still time.

Guidelines and Rules for This National Essay Content

WHO CAN ENTER: 

The essay contest is open to all over the age of 18 as of December 2020. Students, academics, practicing attorneys, policymakers, regulators, public health representatives, and any person with an interest in alcohol law and policy are encouraged to submit essays. 

No relatives of individuals working for the Center for Alcohol Policy, its leadership, or contest judges are eligible to submit entries for this contest. Any interested person working for a government entity must certify their ability to enter and win this contest prior to submitting an essay and comply with appropriate ethics laws.

FORMAT AND CONTENT:

• A wide range of essay formats are eligible and encouraged, such as formal law review articles or graduate school essays.
• Any form of citation is acceptable, as long as the structure is consistent throughout the piece.
• The essay should be submitted double spaced with at least 12-point font in Times New Roman format and should not exceed 25 pages in length, exclusive of endnotes.
• Submissions published previously or accepted for publication may be considered – Only if the author has secured consent from the other journal for the Center for Alcohol Policy to post the winning publication on its website with an appropriate note about the other publication.

JUDGING PROCESS: 

All submissions will go through an initial screening process. Finalists from this process then will be given to a panel of judges who review the following for each essay:

• Analysis of the question and the depth of this analysis;
• The readiness of the essay for publication;
• Quality of the writing, the originality of the topic, and the analysis used;
• The thoroughness of the research and its overall ability to creatively and effectively discuss regulation of the alcohol industry.

APPLY HERE |

More Scholarships Due in January

1. Foot Locker Scholarship ($20k) – No Essay Athletic Scholarship, Due January 6, 2021
2. Architect’s Foundation (20k) – Diversity Advancement Scholarship DUE January 15, 2021
3. Black American Engineering Scholarship Award ($40k) Due January 15, 2021

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