From the SIEL:
A prize has been established by the Society of International Economic Law and Cambridge University Press for the best essay submitted on any topic in any field of international economic law.
The competition is open to current students and those who have graduated within the last five years.
The prize consists of £200, as well as £300 of Cambridge University Press book vouchers and a three year subscription to the World Trade Review. The winning essay will be submitted to the World Trade Review for publication.
Closing date for submissions is 30 September 2011.
For submission details and terms and conditions, please see http://www.sielnet.org/essayprize
The flier is here.
And from the WTO:
The WTO launched on 15 February the “2011 Essay Award for Young Economists”. The Award aims to promote high-quality research on the WTO and WTO-related issues among young economists and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community.
The annual WTO Essay Award consists of a prize of CHF 5,000 to the author(s) of the winning essay. In the case of a co-authored paper, the prize will be equally divided among the authors. The winning paper will be officially announced at the annual meeting of the European Trade Study Group (ETSG), which is currently the largest conference specializing in international trade. The award ceremony will take place in September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The winning author(s) will receive funding to attend the meeting.
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The paper must address issues related to the economics of the WTO. Possible topics include the effects and design of trade agreements, contingent protection, trade facilitation, Aid for Trade, the economic aspects of dispute settlement, regional versus multilateral integration, trade agreements and the environment. The author(s) of the paper must possess or be engaged in the completion of a PhD degree and, if over 30 years of age, be no more than two years past a PhD defence. In the case of co-authored papers, this requirement shall apply to all authors. In addition, to be considered for the Award, essays cannot exceed 15,000 words.
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Essays must be submitted by 3 June 2011. The Economic Research and Statistics Division of the WTO Secretariat will shortlist eligible papers by 17 June 2011 and the Selection Panel will take a final decision by 15 July 2011. Only the author(s) of short-listed essays will be notified.
