THE 2020 GLASSEN ETHICS ESSAY COMPETITION

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$1000 prize for the best philosophical essay under one thousand words by a Grade 11 or 12 student in Manitoba. The winning essay will be published online by the CBC

DEADLINE: 16 MARCH 2020

Sponsored by:

Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba Philosophy Department

The Glassen Endowment Fund

CBC Manitoba

Official Rules and Regulations

Eligibility: The contest is open to all Manitoba high school students who are registered

in grade 11 or 12 at the time of the contest deadline.

Essay Requirements: The essay should be a maximum of 1000 words, in English.

It must begin with a title page that includes the following information: the student’s name,

her or his contact information, her or his school, and her or his sponsoring teacher.

Please do not include a header within the essay that contains the student’s name.

Neither the title page with the essay title and the entrant’s information, nor the essay’s

footnotes, are included in the word count.

Submission: Essays must be submitted to glassencontest@gmail.com by 16 March 2020.

Entries received after this date will not be considered for the competition.

Each contestant may submit only one entry.

Award: The winner will receive $1000. The winning essay will be published online by the CBC.

Essays will be judged according to the quality, depth and originality of the thoughts expressed,

the organization of its ideas, and clarity of its expression. The most important component of a

good philosophical essay is that it is fair-minded and shows the writer’s ability both to consider the other side of the issue, and to anticipate and respond to criticisms of his or her position.