IWF is proud to announce its first annual student essay contest! The essay contest is open to undergraduate women and offers a first prize of $5,000!
The following are the competition rules for the contest. Deadline for applications is December 1, 2005.
Applicants must be full-time, female students of any age enrolled as undergraduates in any college or university during the 2005-2006 school year.Applicants must submit a completed entry form.
Applicants must submit a typed, double-spaced essay of no longer than 750 words that address the following topic:
Please discuss your experience on college campus as an independent woman. How has your college or university helped or hindered your intellectual and personal growth? Please describe what you think it means to be an independent woman in the year 2005.
Applicant's name must appear in the top right-hand corner of each page of the submission. All pages must be numbered.
Entry forms must be post marked by December 1, 2005.
The decision of the judges is final. IWF reserves the right not to award a prize.
Send completed applications to:
Essay Competition
Independent Women's Forum
1726 M Street, NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Email info@iwf.org with any questions.
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