Deadline: 14 January 2011
Submit your essay today to compete in the NCBS Annual Student Essay Competition! Winners will be recognized at the Student Luncheon.
UNDERGRADUATE WINNERS:
1st Place - $350.00
2nd Place - $250.00
3rd Place - $125.00
GRADUATE WINNERS:
1st Place - $450.00
2nd Place - $350.00
3rd Place - $225.00
ESSAY GUIDELINES:
* Essays should focus on any aspect of the Africana experience, i.e., art, education, history, literature, politics, psychology, social and policy issues.
* Must bet typed in MS Word, 12-18 pages in length, double-spaced with one-inch margins left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
* Students are asked to document sources using either MLA or APA style guide.
* Submissions must be mailed to the address below. Faxed or electronic essays are not accepted!
* Please include the following information on your cover sheet only:
o Name
o Mailing address
o Telephone number
o Email Address
o Name of college or university
o Class status (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate Student)
o Name of Faculty Advisor
o Do not include the above information on any subsequent pages of the essay other than on the cover sheet.
DEADLINE: January 14, 2011 (must be received by this date)
Send all manuscripts to:
National Office, NCBS
Department of African American Studies
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4109
Atlanta, GA 30302-4109
Street/Overnight Address
1 Park Place South, #962
Atlanta, GA 30303
For more information: info@ncbsonline.org