An Essay Competition For All U.S. College
And University Students
To celebrate the 131st Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

 

Topic:
 
"How Will Issues Related To Race And Ethnicity Shape
America In The 21st Century?"
 
First Prize: $750 Second Prize: $500

Last date for the receipt of entries is September 22, 2000

Mail completed entry to:
IASF 2000 National Essay Competition
attn: P. Ravi Sarma, M.D.
2707 Rangewood Drive
Atlanta, Ga. 30345-1577

IASF gratefully acknowledges Dr. Darshan S. Bhatia of Atlanta, Ga.

for providing funding for this competition.

 

Rules:

  • Must be a full time student in an accredited institution in the U.S.A. during the 2000-01 academic year. Students can be in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral or post doctoral studies. The competition is open to all students, independent of ethnic origin.
  • There is an entry fee of $5. Checks should be made out to "IASF/2000 National Essay Contest"
  • Entries should be accompanied by a cover page with the individuals name, mailing address, telephone, fax numbers, and e-mail address; name, address of the institution where the student is enrolled, year of study and the name and telephone number of the faculty advisor or a school official.
  • The contestant should include a statement that the essay is the authors own work. The statement should be signed by the contestant and the students faculty advisor or a school official.
  • The essay is limited to 2000 words or less.(The length of the essay is not critical.) The name or any other identifying information about the contestant should not appear in the body of the essay or any place other than the cover page. Three copies of the essay should be submitted.
  • Essays should be typed in double space, with a font size of not less than 10. Winning entrants will be required to provide a "windows-95/word" diskette. Essays will not be returned and become property of IACA/IASF and may be used in future publications by IACA/IASF.
  • Essays submitted without the above mentioned criteria will not be considered.
  • E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
  • Essays will be reviewed, by a panel of judges, based on research of the subject, accuracy and effectiveness of presentation, clarity of thought, organization of text, correct and effective use of language, conclusions drawn and recommendations made. All sources of reference must be appropriately cited in the text with a number in the order of use and listed at the end of the essay under "references"
  • The decision of the judges is final and can not be appealed. If the quality of the entries is not considered acceptable by the judges, one or more of the prizes may not be awarded.

 

  • Last date for the receipt of the essays is September 22, 2000. Prizes will be awarded during the week of October 2, 2000, at the time of the Gandhi Birthday Celebrations organized by the Indian-American Cultural Association in Atlanta, Georgia. Winners will be notified by e-mail during the first week of October.

 

For more info: P. Ravi Sarma, M.D. at (770) 979-2828, during working hours or send e-mail to: ravi@iasf.org. You can also visit the IASF web page at www.iasf.org.