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ESSAY COMPERITION RULES

  • Participants must be BETWEEN 17 AND 25 YEARS OF AGE.
  • Contest is open to CANADIAN STUDENTS in high school, college or undergraduate programs. Home school and Inquiry Based Learning students are also eligible.
  • Essays can be submitted in either English or French.
  • Essays should be no longer than 1,500 WORDS.
  • Participants must include the NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF A TEACHER or instructor who has supervised and/or supported the submission. This person should be able to vouch for your eligibility as per the competition requirements.

Submissions of fifteen or more from a single class will be considered for the CLASS PRIZE OF AN HISTORICA-DOMINION INSTITUTE SET OF BOOKS. Class submissions can come from any high school, college or undergraduate university class where students are 17-25 years of age. PLEASE NOTE: Class submissions should be submitted via the website, noting the teacher’s name as the supporting teacher. All class submissions must be received by JUNE 30, 2011.

RECOGNITION

This is your chance to win cash prizes and have your essay published on this website!

All participants who provide a valid email address will receive a Certificate of Participation acknowledging their hard work and contribution to the Great Questions dialogue.

PRIZES

FIRST PLACE (1 each in the English and French categories) - $1,500 cash prize!

  • A trip to Ottawa (flight and one night’s accommodation) for the awards ceremonies in November 2011, made possible by Canada's History Awards.
  • Winning participants under 18 years of age need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Flight and accommodation of the guardian will be provided by The Historica-Dominion Institute.
  • The winning essay and a photo of the author will be published on this website as well as The Historica-Dominion Institute website.

FIRST RUNNER UP (1 each in the English and French categories) - $500 cash prize!

  • A selection of The Historica-Dominion Institute books.
  • The First Runner-Up’s essay will be published on this website and The Historica-Dominion Institute website.