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Home»Search by Region»Africa»UNHCR Essay Contest for Research on Forced Displacement in Africa 2019 ($1,000 prize)

UNHCR Essay Contest for Research on Forced Displacement in Africa 2019 ($1,000 prize)

Opportunity DeskMay 30, 20193 Mins Read
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Deadline: December 31, 2019

UNHCR and Addis Ababa University’s Centre for Human Rights (CHR-AAU) invite African university students at the graduate (Masters or Doctoral) level to submit research essays on the topic of forced displacement in Africa to an essay competition.

The competition is being held in connection with the African Union’s (AU) theme of 2019: ‘The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions for Forced Displacement in Africa’ and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa and the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the AU Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention).

Prize

  • The winning essay will be published online by UNHCR and CHR-AAU and the winner will receive a prize of US$1,000. Winners will be announced in May 2020.

Eligibility

  • Applicants should be aged 18 or over;
  • Be a national of, or ordinarily resident in, an AU member state; and
  • Registered at the graduate (Masters or Doctoral) level at a recognised university in an AU member state.
  • Additionally, your essay:
    • Must be written in English;
    • Must be endorsed by a faculty member from your university; and
    • May have been submitted for course credit or prepared exclusively for this competition.

Competition Guidelines

Any research essay of no more than 3,000 words (including any cover page, table of contents, footnotes, bibliography, etc…) that offers a clear contribution on the topic of refugees and/or IDPs in Africa. Research may come from any relevant discipline (including but not limited to economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, politics or sociology), or may be interdisciplinary. The research may be theoretical, or it may incorporate empirical/field research findings.

Selection Criteria

The internal and expert juries will judge entries by the following criteria:

  • Quality of writing;
  • Quality of research;
  • Timeliness and importance of topic; and
  • Contribution to increasing understanding of forced displacement in Africa.

Application

Submit your essay in PDF format to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] before 17:00 Addis Ababa time on December 31, 2019. Make sure to include:

  • Your full name;
  • Your date of birth;
  • Your phone number and email address;
  • Your nationality or country of habitual residence;
  • The name of the university where you are registered;
  • Proof of registration; and
  • An endorsement in PDF format of no more than 200 words written by a faculty member from your university.

For more information, visit UNHCR Essay Contest.

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