Francis Marion University (FMU)
SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ESSAY CONTEST
1. PURPOSE
To stimulate interests on international environmental issues among
college students around the world.
2. SUBJECT THEME
Describe the most critical environmental issues in your country, in
terms which will
influence public opinion, and articulate how those issues will impact
international understanding
and the global economy in the next decade.
3. AWARDS
First Place: US $500.00 and Publication
Second Place: US $300.00 and Publication
Third Place: US $200.00 and Publication
Honorable Mentions: Publication
4. ELIGIBILITY
Undergraduate students from the USA and students outside the USA who
attend
institutions equivalent to American undergraduate colleges and
universities are eligible for the contest.
Students who plan to participate must submit a "registration note"
prior to March 15, 1997. In the
registration note, students must include their names, addresses (both
current and permanent addresses),
phone numbers (both current and permanent numbers), schools attended,
and countries. The registration
note can be
1).e-mailed to ESSAY at FMARION.EDU
or
2).mailed to
Dr. Lucia Huang
Francis Marion University
P.O.Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501
USA
5. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Essays
a). must be written in English
b). may not be less than 1500 or more than 2000 words in length
c). must not have been previously published
d). must be typewritten, doubled spaced, and properly documented.
e). must include the student's name, address, phone number, e- mail
address (if available), student's
school, and student's country on a separate page
6. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
1. Entries must be e-mailed in ASCII format to the following Internet
Address, by 5:00 p.m.
American Eastern Standard Time March 31, 1997.
ESSAY at FMARION.EDU
or
2. Entries must arrive at the following address by or before April 30,
1997
Dr. Lucia Huang
Francis Marion University
P.O.Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501
USA
Fax: (803) 661-1366
7. COPYRIGHT AND PUBLICATION
By entering the Essay Contest, contestants grant permission for FMU and
SCEEC to publish
all or part of the submitted essays without royalty or other
consideration. The winning essays will be
published in a short monograph and posted on the World Wide Web.
8. STANDARDS FOR JUDGING
All essays will be judged anonymously. The winners will be selected by
a committee appointed by FMU.
9. ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
The final result will be announced on or before May 30, 1997. The
winners will be informed directly.
For more information please visit our web site at
"http://shuang.fmarion.edu/www/html/fmuact.htm" or e-mail to
"essay at fmarion.edu"
