The Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia

proudly announces the 17th annual Europe Essay Competition (2009)

Categories

• Best essay by an undergraduate (2 - 3,000 words)
• Best essay by an honours student (3 - 5,000 words)
• Best essay by a postgraduate (4 - 6,000 words)

An essay that has already been assessed by an academic is acceptable. The essays will be judged by a panel of judges selected by CESAA. The judges' decisions are final.

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded as gift vouchers to the value of:

• Undergraduate: $150
• Honours: $200
• Postgraduate: $300

Winners will also receive a year's free membership of CESAA.

Winning and highly commended essays will also be considered for publication in the new Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies.

Topics

Essays from any discipline - history, politics, law, economics, business, sociology, cultural studies, etc. - will be accepted so long as they deal with contemporary (post-war) Europe and/or the European Union.

How to Enter

Send an electronic version of your essay to: cesaa@cesaa.org.au Ensure the subject heading reads: CESAA ESSAY COMP.

Closing Date : Friday 16 October 2009

The essay should have on a separate page your name, full address, institution, category (undergraduate or Honours/post-graduate), a contact phone number and email address and the word count of your entry. Your name should not appear anywhere else on the essay.

Winners will be notified formally by mail and the results will be publicised on the CESAA website: http://www.cesaa.org.au/

Please contact Matt Killingsworth ( m.killingsworth@latrobe.edu.au ) with any questions.