Cato on Campus Classroom Contest

Description:

We are pleased to announce the Cato-in-the-Classroom Contest. The purpose of the contest is to encourage students to integrate Cato's vast research materials into essays submitted for course credit. Each month, Cato on Campus will highlight the best essay or research paper submitted by a student that deals with liberty. If your writing is featured on Cato on Campus, you will automatically receive a free Cato book. As well, the author of the Essay of the Year, selected in April, will receive a full scholarship to the 2009 Cato University at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, CA (which covers room, board and tuition).

Award:

Essay of the Year: Full Scholarship to the 2009 Cato University

Essay of the Month: Free Cato Book

Who May Enter:

Any active student in a high school, college or university student may enter. There are no geographical restrictions.

Entry Guidelines:

1. Essays must be written in English.
2. Essays may be either about liberty in general or may address a particular issue affecting liberty.
3. Essays should be no more than 20 pages in length.
4. Essays must have been submitted for course credit to be submitted to the Cato-in-the-Classroom contest.
5. Essays must include at least one reference to a Cato work or Cato scholar.
6. Essays must be the original work of the submitting student.

How to Enter:

1. Send your essay or project to studentcontests@cato.org, with the Subject Line: "Cato-in-the-Classroom Contest Submission"
2. Body:
   1. Your Name
   2. Your School
   3. Your Year
   4. Your School Email
   5. Your Mailing Address
   6. Title of Essay
   7. Abstract of Essay
   8. Information on when the paper was submitted for class credit:
      1. Name of Class
      2. Professor's Name
      3. Professor's Email (for verification purposes)
      4. Date Submitted for course credit
3. Essay as an Attachment: Your essay should be included as an attachment to the email. The essay's name should be "LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_TITLE" in Microsoft Word format, Times New Roman, size 12, black font. MLA formatting is required.

Application Deadline: Last day of each month

While the deadline for the Essay of the Month will be the last day of each month, we will gladly post multiple Essays of the Month if you send us a high-quality op-ed before the end of the month.

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