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Enter the 2008-2009 Contest
How to Enter
Note: The deadline is February 1, 2009.
The National Peace Essay Contest is a well-established contest with very specific guidelines and rules. Entering the Contest is easy if you follow the 7 steps below.
- If you are eligible to enter the Contest, speak to your coordinator about your interest in submitting an essay.
- Express yourself through a thoughtful and researched essay. Be sure to follow our guidelines. We also have information on how the essays will be judged.
- Gather the information you need to fill out the registration form.
- Fill out the online registration form, print out the registration form, sign it. Students and Coordinators fill out separate forms.
- Put your Essay ID (found on your printed registration form) on the top right corner of the first page of your essay.
- Make four copies of the essay and send it along with the student and coordinator registration forms. One coordinator form must accompany each package of essays. Send the essays to the following address:
National Peace Essay Contest
United States Institute of Peace
1200 17th Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-3011 - Keep a copy of the essay and the form for your records.
Also, here is a convenient checklist.
Mailing Your Essay
The postmark deadline for submission of essays is February 1, 2009. The Institute is unable to confirm receipt of entries.
Mail the Essays and Registration Forms to:
United States Institute of Peace
National Peace Essay Contest
1200 17th Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036-3011
Four copies of each essay must be submitted with the registration form or the essay will not be forwarded for judging. Disqualified essays will not be returned for correction or forwarded to judges.
United States Institute of Peace - 1200 17th Street NW - Washington, DC 20036
+1.202.457.1700 (phone) - +1.202.429.6063 (fax)
www.usip.org
+1.202.457.1700 (phone) - +1.202.429.6063 (fax)
www.usip.org
