1st Prize: $1,000
2nd Prize: $500
High school category: $250

TRADE OR AID? WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO POVERTY IN AFRICA?

Recommendations:
Students may examine the sources of, and continuing reasons for poverty in Africa, and the effects of both foreign aid and trade on the economies of developing nations.

Application Rules:
Submissions will be considered from secondary and post-secondary (undergraduate and graduate) students in all disciplines. Secondary students will be considered in a separate category, with a cash prize of $250. Outstanding high school submissions will not be excluded from winning the $500 and $1,000 post-secondary prizes.

Entry must include a typed essay of 1,000-1,500 words, and a cover sheet including the student’s name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and date of birth. High school students include school and grade. Post-secondary students, include school, major, and year of graduation.

Entries will be accepted in English and French.

Entries may be submitted by e-mail, as a single attachment only, not as text in the body of an e-mail message. Attachment must include cover page and essay, in one Microsoft Word document.

Failure to follow these rules may lead to disqualification from contest. Entries will be judged on originality, expression of ideas, presentation, and understanding of competitive markets.

All entries become of the property of The Fraser Institute. In addition to receiving cash prizes, winners may have their essays published in Fraser Institute periodicals.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2006

Send entries to:
Student Programs
The Fraser Institute
1770 Burrard St., 4th Floor
Vancouver, BC • V6J 3G7 • Canada

Or submit via e-mail:
student@fraserinstitute.ca

For more information call:1-800-665-3558 Ext. 571