IWF Essay Contest 2007-2008

IWF is proud to announce its third college 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, 2007.
Applicants must be full-time, female students of any age enrolled as undergraduates in any four-year college or university during the 2007-2008 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:

Applicants are asked to read the following articles and answer the question.  Note: these articles are simply meant to inspire ideas, please do not reference them in your essay.

Kimberley Strassel, "What Women Want." The Wall Street Journal.  August 31, 2007.

Michelle D. Bernard, "Securing the Female Vote." The Courier-Journal. April 12, 2007.

Question: What role should "women's issues" play in the 2008 elections and how to you define women's issues?

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, 2007.

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

Download the application below.  Email essaycontest@iwf.org with any questions.  To find out more about all of IWF's activities, sign up to become a student IWF member!