Rules
RULES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- Submissions will be accepted starting February 1, 2006 till April 2, 2006.
- Each participant can only submit one essay.
- Participants must be between 18 and 25 years of age.
- Students taking PhD courses are not eligible.
- 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 or
Spanish.
- 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.
