ENTRIES INVITED FOR
24th EISAKU SATO ESSAY CONTEST
September 2007
The Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United
Nations University is now accepting entries for its annual
international essay contest. The theme of the contest this year is
"The
International Framework and the Role of the United Nations to Improve
Global Environment."
The contest is open to international participation by anyone who has an
interest in the United Nations University and in the selected topic,
regardless of age, nationality or profession. Essays may be in either
English (3,000 to 6,000 words) or Japanese (8,000 to 16,000
characters). English essays should be typed on A4-size paper and
include an abstract of up to 450 words. Japanese essays should be
accompanied by an abstract of up to 1,200 characters. All entries must
include a cover sheet listing the contributor’s name, affiliation, age,
gender, nationality, address, and telephone and/or fax numbers, e-mail
address.
The deadline for entry is 31 January 2008. Essays should be submitted
to the following address via post mail with 4 copies of the essay:
The Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United
Nations University
c/o United Nations University Library
5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
The best essay will receive a grand prize of ¥500,000. Two second
prizes of ¥200,000 each and several honorable mentions of ¥50,000 each
will also be awarded to selected essay contributions. The winners will
be notified by June 2008, and will receive their prizes at a ceremony
to be held later that month at the United Nations University.
The Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United
Nations University was established by the late Mr. Eisaku Sato, former
Prime Minister of Japan, with the monetary award he received with his
1974 Nobel Peace Prize. The Foundation, which devotes its activities to
providing support for the development of the United Nations University,
has been holding this essay contest annually since 1983.
The Eisaku Sato Memorial Prize Essay Contest 2006 is supported by
the United Nations
University.
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For further information, please contact the Foundation:
E-Mail satofoundation@aol.com
Tel. & Fax (03) 3409-0707
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