General Notices
1. Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition
The Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition is Australia’s most prestigious civics essay competition. It is open to Australian undergraduate students (including LLB, JD and Honours students) studying in all faculties at universities across Australia and includes questions that are related to law, politics and other contemporary issues facing Australia. Now in its eighth year, Australia’s most prestigious essay competition provides university students with the opportunity to be recognised for their academic skill, talent and research.
The 2010 competition final judging was held on July 12th, 2011. Justice Virginia Bell of the High Court along with five other members of the judging panel interviewed the finalists at the High Court offices in Sydney.
The Constitution Education Fund Australia (CEFA) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2010 Governor-General’s Undergraduate Essay Competition, the media release can be viewed at:
www.cefa.org.au/wp-content/view/278/97/
The 2011 Competition is offering up to $33,000 in cash prizes to the winning authors of 2,500 word essays.
This prestigious competition provides students with the opportunity to be further recognised for their academic skill, talent and research. The Competition website is: www.essaycompetition.com.au
I have attached this year’s questions for your convenience. If you could distribute these to your students and invite them to enter the Competition, it would be greatly appreciated. If you would like additional flyers sent to your university campus, please let me know.
You are also welcome to set identical or similar questions as part of your teaching program for your students, and encourage them to enter the Competition. The Competition closing date is Friday 30th December 2011 at 5:00pm AEST. Please direct all enquiries to CEFA Project Administrator, Phuong Van, at pvan@cefa.org.au
For further information please see Essay Competition Flyer