Invitation

2003 ESSAY CONTEST

Subject: Can the United States afford to increase its commitment to foreign aid? Is the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) a step in the right direction?

First Prize     = $100

Second Prize = $  75

Third Prize    = $  50

Anyone may enter. Essays may be no less than 750 words nor more than 1,000 words in length. There are three categories:

(1) Schools that submit a minimum of ten essays from one class.
Three prizes will be awarded to every school that submits a minimum of ten qualifying entries.

(2) Schools with fewer than ten students submitting essays.
They will have their essays merged with other schools in the same situation.

(3) Individuals of any age.
They will find their work displayed in a category called Unaffiliated and only if there are at least ten entries will their essays be judged for prizes, so if you enter this category make sure to encourage others to enter also. 

Never will an essay be judged against more than 30 essays in any category.

All participants will receive certificates and their essays will be published online.

The prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Singer Foundation.

Papers may be emailed to staff@singerfoundation.org anytime before December 25, 2003. Teachers must get all material to us six weeks before the date they want the contest results.

Click here and read about the MCA before deciding to enter the contest.

To participate in the 2003 Singer Foundation Essay contest, click on the links and print the Instructions, Required Reading and Questions to be answered and submitted along with the essay.

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