Deadline: 1 August 2011
For the past few decades, the Islamic banking and finance industry has grown significantly in the global market. We believe that R & D in Islamic Finance are vital to be further developed. Hence, we at KLIFF 2011 are extremely proud to organize this essay competition to encourage in-depth research competitively. We are pleased to invite and encourage everyone to participate in this essay competition by writing to us a well-grounded essay on Islamic banking and finance topics. The winning essays receive awards totaling to USD6, 000.00. We will begin accepting essays starting from 25 April 2011.
ELIGIBILITY
• This contest is open to all (Malaysian or others from all countries of the world)
ENTRY FORMAT
• An English essay of 5,000 to 10,000 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography.
• Submissions can be sent via our online submission form (strongly encouraged!), via e-mail to mazlita@cert.com.my. Each entry must be accompanied by a submission form and short CV.
• Essays must be in the .doc format, 1 ½ spaced and 12-point Times New Roman font.
• Quotes and references must be clearly marked throughout the essay and properly attributed.
PROCEDURES
• Each contestant may submit more than one entry, but each winning contestant will be entitled to only one prize. The prize will be awarded to a winning contestant for his/her highest-scoring entry.
• All submissions must be original. A contestant must confirm that his/her entri(es) has /have not been published or entered in other competition .
• A winning entry will not be allowed to enter into any other competitions.
COPYRIGHT
• CERT reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to adapt, edit, modify, reproduce and use the entry (ies) for any promotional or educational purposes without the prior consent
from the contestant or providing any payment whatsoever to the contestant .
• CERT reserves the right to present no awards, or to reduce the number of awards if an insufficient number of deserving entries is received.
JUDGING CRITERIA
• Presentation skills, including the language, coherency and readability.
• Completeness of the essay, including background information, products (s), relevant to the essay development.
• Usefulness of the essay to others.
• Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.
• Judges’ decision is final and is not subject to an appeal.
TOPICS
Topics for the essay competition should be focused mainly on the following themes :
1. Islamic Banking & Finance
2. Islamic Economics
3. Islamic Equity & Investments Products
4. Governance in Islamic Finance
5. Shariah Methodology & Fatwa in Islamic Finance
6. Risk in Islamic Finance
7. Takaful & Retakaful
8. Legal and Regulatory Issues in Islamic Finance
9. Accounting in Islamic Finance
10. Shariah Audit in Islamic Finance
11. Legal & Shariah Compliance
12. Islamic Capital Market
13. Islamic Treasury Products
14. Islamic Structured Product & Islamic Derivatives
BIG REWARDS AWAIT THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR’S ESSAY COMPETITION!
Prizes of the winners
1st Prize: USD2,000 Cash, USD250 CERT Book Vouchers
2nd Prize: USD1,500 Cash, USD150 CERT Book Vouchers
3rd Prize: USD1,000 Cash, USD100 CERT Book Vouchers
3 Consolation Prize: USD300 Cash
• The winner will be given the complementary seat to attend 2-day 8th Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum (KLIFF 2011).
• Submit your essay with a cover page including your name, address, phone number, organization, email address, essay title.
All entries must be submitted together with duly completed entry forms and sent by mail or e-mail to:
Send all correspondence to: Centre for Research and Training (CERT), 277, Jalan Bandar 11, Metro Melawati, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Any queries please call: +603 4108 1439
Fax the Form below to: +603 4106 1549
Send your details by email: mazlita@cert.com.my
We will send you a confirmation note on receiving your registration form.
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Contact Information:
For inquiries: call +603 4108 1439
For submissions: mazlita@cert.com.my
Website: http://www.kliff.com.my