Rules
- Submissions will be accepted till March 23, 2008 (midnight, Paris time).
- Each participant can only submit one essay.
- Participants must be between 18 and 25 years of age (born 1983 - 1990).
- Essays should not be longer than 10 pages (4,000 words, maximum), 1.5 line-spaced.
- Essays can only be submitted online, in English, French,
Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese.
- Each essay must be accompanied by an abstract (max. one page). The abstract will be used by the jury to make a pre-selection.
- All essays will be blind reviewed. References to specific individuals, firms, or schools, which might reveal the author's identity are discouraged.
- Quotes and references must be clearly marked throughout the essay and properly cited.
- All essays must be original. No previously published material will be accepted. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification. Please note that all essays will be screened with a specialized software to verify plagiarism.
- We recommended that you write your essay in a word-processing program (check for grammar and spelling; clarity counts).
- Contestants are asked not to add emphasis using HTML etc. Italics and other text formatting will be added to the finalist essays for publication purposes.
- The World Bank reserves the right to publish and/or to make available to the public the winning essays.
- The decision of the Jury is final and is not subject to an appeal.
- Participants of the previous editions of the Essay Competition are also encouraged to apply.
- Active (between the time of essay submission and the Final Jury in June 2008), paid staff (term or open-ended) of partner organizations (see list) of Essay Competition 2008 are not eligible to participate.
