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| Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest (Jr. Faculty Guidelines) | Updated October 14th, 2009 |
 The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest for junior faculty and students in higher education is held every year. The submission deadline is May 3, 2010 . Winners will be announced in October, 2010. The 2010 Templeton Fellowships will be awarded for the best essay on this topic: “Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.” —Frederic Bastiat (1801–1850) Assuming Bastiat is correct, what ideas or reforms could be developed that would make people better aware that government wants to live at their expense? The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest encourages college students and young college professors around the world to study the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty. Student applicants must be 35 years of age or younger as of May 3, 2010. In other words, they must have been born on or after May 3, 1974. Student applicants must be enrolled in a college or university in Fall 2010. For example, high school students graduating in Spring 2010 are eligible if they will be enrolled in college in Fall 2010. College students graduating in Spring 2010, but not enrolled in Fall 2010 are not eligible. Student applicants may be pursuing any degree including associates, undergraduate, post-graduate, or doctoral. Student applicants may be either part-time or full-time students. Student applicants may be citizens of any country, and may be living in any country. Previous winners of the Templeton Essay Contest are not eligible. Junior Faculty Member Eligibility: Junior faculty applicants must be 35 years of age or younger as of May 1, 2010. In other words, they must have been born on or after May 2, 1974. Junior faculty members must hold a position of Assistant Professor or higher, and not be tenured as of Fall 2009. Applicants may be citizens of any country, and may be living in any country. Previous winners of the Templeton Essay Contest are not eligible. Students up to the age of 35 First Prize: $2,500 Second Prize: $1,500 Third prize: $1,000 Junior faculty members up to the age of 35 and not yet tenured First Prize: $10,000 Second Prize: $5,000 Third Prize: $1,500 Entry Deadline and Formats The deadline for entry is 11:59 pm PDT, May 3, 2010. Entries must be submitted in electronic form through the website. Essay length is a firm requirement. Essays with a length outside these parameters will be automatically disqualified. College or university students: 1,500 to 5,000 words. Junior faculty members: 5,000 to 8,000 words. Essays must be in English. Essays must be submitted using the submission webform (Student version; Faculty version) Essays must be in the form of an attached .doc, .rtf, or .txt file. Essays must have a cover page with the essay’s title and the name of the author. The other pages of the essay must not display the name of the author. Essays must be original works written by the submitter and must not have been previoulsy published anywhere else. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be reported to the student or faculty member’s school. Essays should have a thesis statement, with paragraphs that support the thesis statement. Well researched papers with references and footnotes that back up assertions are best, but judges aren’t looking for the paper with the most footnotes. Essays need not be technical or demonstrate hyper-specialized scholarship, but they should be serious in content, tone, and style. Essays will be judged based on clarity, rigor, eloquence, and precision. Please review past winning essays for examples of what is expected. send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest (Student Guidelines) | Updated October 14th, 2009 |
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The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest for junior faculty and students in higher education is held every year. The submission deadline is May 3, 2010 . Winners will be announced in October, 2010 . The 2010 Templeton Fellowships will be awarded for the best essay on this topic: “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” —Benjamin Franklin Which virtues contribute the most toward achieving freedom, and how can the institutions of civil society encourage the exercise of those virtues? Only essays on THIS topic will be accepted. The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest encourages college students and young college professors around the world to study the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty. Student applicants must be 35 years of age or younger as of May 1, 2010. In other words, they must have been born on or after May 2, 1974. Student applicants must be enrolled in a college or university in Fall 2010. For example, high school students graduating in Spring 2010 are eligible if they will be enrolled in college in Fall 2010. College students graduating in Spring 2010, but not enrolled in Fall 2010 are not eligible. Student applicants may be pursuing any degree including associates, undergraduate, post-graduate, or doctoral. Student applicants may be either part-time or full-time students. Student applicants may be citizens of any country, and may be living in any country. Previous winners of the Templeton Essay Contest are not eligible. Students up to the age of 35 First Prize: $2,500 Second Prize: $1,500 Third prize: $1,000 The deadline for entry is 11:59 pm PDT, May 3, 2010. Entries must be submitted in electronic form through the website. Essay length is a firm requirement. Essays with a length outside these parameters will be automatically disqualified. College or university students: 1,500 to 5,000 words. Essays must be in English. Essays must be submitted using the submission webform (Student version; Faculty version) Essays must be in the form of an attached .doc, .rtf, or .txt file. Essays must have a cover page with the essay’s title and the name of the author. The other pages of the essay must not display the name of the author. Essays must be original works written by the submitter and must not have been previoulsy published anywhere else. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be reported to the student or faculty member’s school. Essays should have a thesis statement, with paragraphs that support the thesis statement. Well researched papers with references and footnotes that back up assertions are best, but judges aren’t looking for the paper with the most footnotes. Essays need not be technical or demonstrate hyper-specialized scholarship, but they should be serious in content, tone, and style. Essays will be judged based on clarity, rigor, eloquence, and precision. Please review past winning essays for examples of what is expected. send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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