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Invited for 2009 Eisaku Sato Essay Contest |
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7 October
2009
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Occasion: 26th
Eisaku Sato Essay Contest
Deadline: 28 February
2010
Organizer: Eisaku
Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United Nations
University
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The Theme of the Contest |
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What Are the
Prospects for Eliminating Nuclear Weapons, and What Role Can
the
United Nations Play? |
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2. About the
Contest |
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- Contributions are now being
accepted for the 26th
Eisaku Sato Essay Contest.
- This international
contest is open to anyone who has an
interest in both the United Nations University and the designated
topic. There
are no restrictions as to age, nationality or profession.
- This contest was inaugurated in 1980 and has been held
annually since
1990. It is supported by the Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for
Cooperation
with the United Nations University, which was established by the late
Eisaku
Sato, former Prime Minister of Japan, with the monetary award that he
received
with his 1974 Nobel Peace Prize.
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3. Information for potential
contestants |
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- Essays may be in either English (3,000–6,000 words) or
Japanese (8,000–16,000 characters). English essays should be typed on
A4-size
paper and include an abstract of up to 450 words. Japanese essays
should
include an abstract of up to 1,200 characters.
- Each entry should be submitted
in quadruplicate (four
copies) and must include a cover sheet listing the contributor’s name,
affiliation, age, gender, nationality, mailing address, and (if
available)
telephone/fax number and e-mail address.
- Essays must be original and unpublished papers.
They must have reference notes and bibliographies if other authors’
works are
cited.
- Submitted essays will not be returned. Essays will be
disqualified if they do not follow the information specified herein.
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4.
The deadline
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- The deadline for entry is 28 February 2010.
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5.
Submission and the contact information
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- Submit
entries by postal mail to: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
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6.
Notification of winners and the award ceremony
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- A grand prize of ¥500,000, a second
prize of ¥200,000,
and several honorable mentions of \50,000 each will be awarded. The
winners
will be notified by June 2010; those who are able to attend will
receive their
prizes at a ceremony to be held later that month at the United Nations
University in Tokyo.
- For further information, please contact the Foundation
(e-mail: satofoundation@aol.com;
tel. & fax 03-3409-0707).
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