Student Essay Contest
The Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest 2012
The old saying goes that a house does not make a home and the same idea applies to our cities, provinces and region. While there is no question that many foundational elements of society—infrastructure, strong trade relationships, a healthy environment, social supports, and access to good education and health care, to name a few—must be in place for society to prosper, it is also clear that those pieces are not enough. There must be cultural, spiritual and community richness in place to make a society truly a home to those that live there and a beacon to those that do not.
Winners will be awarded in two categories: Undergraduate and Graduate.
First Prize: $3,000
Second Prize: $2,000
The best essays will be those that take a clear position and back it up with strong arguments and solid evidence and research.
View the poster for the 2012 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest.
Funding for the 2012 contest has generously been provided by Sheila O'Brien and Kevin Peterson.
Rules and Instructions
- The Canada West Foundation 2012 Jim Hume Memorial Student Essay Contest is open to students attending a post-secondary institution in Canada. Proof of student status will be required to receive prize money.
- The essay should be between 750 and 1,000 words in length. The essay must be submitted to Canada West Foundation via e-mail no later than November 5, 2012. Please send the essay as a standard Microsoft Word file. The author's name, mailing address, email address, phone number, post-secondary institution and field of study must appear at the beginning of the essay. Please include a title, citations and a bibliography.
- Essays should be sent to roach@cwf.ca. Please write "Jim Hume Essay Contest" in the subject line. One entry per student, please.
- Employees of the Canada West Foundation, its Directors, and their immediate families are not eligible for this contest. Past cash prize winners are not eligible for this contest.
- The four best essays will be chosen by a panel of judges. To ensure that the judging is unbiased, the judges do not see the author's name, address, post-secondary institution or field of study during the judging process. Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Decisions of the judges are final.
- The essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.
Click here for past essay contest winners
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