The Bretton Woods Committee invites graduate students to submit brief essays to the Henry Owen Memorial Award Essay Contest on the following topic:
Relevance. Responsiveness. Results. Propose how the Bretton Woods institutions and their respective members (U.S., European, emerging market, and/or developing countries) might embrace or enable these concepts?
Essay Length: Essays should be an original work in English of no more than 750 words.
Deadline: April 24, 2016 by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Eligibility: Graduate-level students currently registered at accredited colleges and universities within the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Award includes:
◊ First place winners will receive a monetary prize of US$1,000.
◊ Second place winners will receive a monetary prize of US$500.
◊ Winners will have the opportunity to participate in the Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting, to be held in May/June 2016 in Washington DC.
◊ Top essays will be published on the Committee’s website and shared with Committee members and friends via its quarterly newsletter.
To apply: Please email an essay of no more than 750 words to secretariat@brettonwoods.org by April 24, 2016, 11:59 p.m. ET. All applicants must include a cover sheet with name, contact information, school, and degree information. Name, school, and contact information should not be visible on any other pages of the essay. Number each page of essay. One submission per person.
For full contest rules and information, please visit the Committee’s website by clicking here.
Failure to comply with application processes and requirements may result in disqualification from the contest.
The Bretton Woods Committee is the non-partisan network of prominent global citizens which works to demonstrate the value of international economic cooperation and to foster strong, effective Bretton Woods institutions as forces for global well-being. Committee members are leaders in business, finance and civil society from across the United States and around the world.
The Henry Owen Memorial Award honors Bretton Woods Committee co-founder Henry Owen, and hopes to inspire new generations of thoughtful young leaders to follow Ambassador Owen’s example as both a scholar and diplomat. This Award has been made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Bretton Woods Committee members, friends, and the Owen family. For more information, please visit www.brettonwoods.org.
