SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

ESSAY CONTEST 2003
The Elie Wiesel
PRIZE IN ETHICS

SUGGESTED TOPICS:

*Reflect on the most profound, moral dilemma you have ever encountered and analyze what it taught you about ethics.

*How can human beings move beyond hate toward reconciliation?

*Explore ethical responses to fanaticism, hate and violence.

*What ethical issue concerns you most and what concrete proposals would you make to deal with it?

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 2, 2002

ELIGIBILITY: Full-time undergraduate juniors and seniors during the fall 2002 semester.
Students must complete an Entry Form along with their Faculty Sponsor. Any interested professor may act as a Faculty Sponsor and endorse the quality and authenticity of the student’s essay. In addition, students are asked to include a letter from their registrar verifying eligibility.

FIRST PRIZE: $5000.00
SECOND PRIZE: $2500.00
THIRD PRIZE: $ 1500.00
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: $ 500.00 EACH

Entry forms, detailed guidelines and further information are available online at http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org, or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
529 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1802
New York, NY 10017

Telephone: 212.490.7777