JOIN THE GLOBAL DEBATE AND PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGE AND WIN A
$10,000 SCHOLARSHIP
Are
you a full-time university student or recent graduate? Join the Global
Debate & Public Policy Challenge today and and become
eligible to win a free trip to Budapest and a
$10,000 scholarship. Write, present, and defend your policy
recommendation and contribute to the conversation about issues affecting the
global community. We've just kicked off the Second Annual Global
Debate & Public Policy Challenge, which is a unique annual
competition designed to engage undergraduates and recent grads in ongoing
public debate and reflection on issues affecting the global community. The
Challenge offers students from across continents and educational disciplines an
opportunity to explore issues from different points of view. The competition
will culminate in a final competition in Budapest in June 2013.
The Competition will
take place in English, but don’t worry if
you’re not a native speaker of English! Judges use evaluation criteria to
assess each student’s contribution, which focuses on the ability to develop
evidence to support arguments, not language ability. Please Join the
Challenge today and then submit your policy memo by
30 November 2012.
This
year’s theme "Digital Freedom and Its
Limits" explores what policies governments or other groups
should adopt to enhance the potential of digital technology to benefit
individuals and societies. It also encourages debates about the limits on
internet freedom and covers issues related to social networks, privacy, child
safety, freedom, censorship, democracy, transparency, national security and
much more.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? University undergraduate
students currently enrolled in an accredited college or university anywhere in
the world, as well as recent graduates.*
REGISTER NOW AT: www.gdppc.org
How Much Are the
Scholarships & Stipends and What Can They Be Used For?
Participants in the
2012-2013 Challenge are eligible to:
• Win a trip to
Budapest, Hungary to attend the second annual Global Debate and Public
Policy Challenge at Central European University in June 2013.
• Win one of five
possible $10,000 prizes: a scholarship towards graduate study
or a stipend to work at a non-profit institution of the
winner’s choice in a field related to Public Policy.*
From
the participants who are chosen to participate at the final stage of the
Challenge, the Forum in Budapest, there will be up to five $10,000 winners. Each
winner will receive either a scholarship payable to a Graduate School of the
winner’s choice for study in a field related to Public Policy or a grant
payable to a non-profit institution of the winner’s choice for an internship or
placement in a field related to Public Policy. The winners get to choose the
option they prefer. Please see the Prizes page for more information. The
rules of the competition are available here.
HOW CAN STUDENTS WIN?
1) Register for
the Challenge at http://gdppc.idebate.org/content/gdppc-join-challenge
2) Review the
materials on the website http://gdppc.idebate.org/news-articles/2012-13-theme-digital-freedom-and-its-limits
3) Prepare and
submit your 800-1,200 word policy memo by 30 November 2012. Instructions can be found here: http://gdppc.idebate.org/content/task-one-details-and-instructions
The Challenge consists of two written tasks and culminates at
the Forum in Budapest, where the final round of the competition will take place
and the scholarships awarded. Any undergraduate or recent graduate* studying
any subject, anywhere in the world, can take part by submitting a paper in
Round 1. From these submissions up to 200 participants will be selected to
proceed to Round 2. Once those are judged, up to 50 finalists will win trips to
Budapest with the cost of travel and accommodation paid by the organisers.
Finalists will attend workshops with their peers to hone their public speaking
and advocacy skills.
What Do I Need To Do To Enter The Challenge and Become Eligible
to Win?
If you haven’t already done so, register for the competition at the new Idebate website. Then, prepare and submit your policy memo by 30 November 2012. That’s it!
If you haven’t already done so, register for the competition at the new Idebate website. Then, prepare and submit your policy memo by 30 November 2012. That’s it!
Step-by-step guide for how to Register
· In order to Join the
Challenge, you must have an IDebate username and password, which is free and
takes just a second to do.
· If you already have an
IDebate account please log-in to Join the Challenge, and then go here.
· If you don't have
an IDebate username and password, you need to register first here.
· After logging with your
IDebate username and password, you should visit the Challenge
registration page where you will need to answer a few questions
about yourself. Then you will receive the code for submitting your task by
November 30th.
· If you participated in
the 2011-2012 Challenge but you don't have an IDebate username and password,
you will need to re-register on this new Challenge website.
The process is quick and easy.
I have attached a flyer
to this e-mail describing the Challenge, and would be very grateful if you
could post around your campuses as well as hand out to your students, post on
facebook, and any other lists you are on for undergraduate students or recent
grads. If
I can supply any additional information to you, or if you have any questions at
all, please don't hesitate to let me know.
I also encourage you to
check out this video from the first annual Challenge, which is really
inspiring!
The View From Budapest: Inside the First Global Debate and
Public Policy Challenge
Take a look behind the scenes and meet the 2011-2012 Challenge Finalists.
Take a look behind the scenes and meet the 2011-2012 Challenge Finalists.
The first annual Challenge was
a huge success (see video below!) and we hope to attract a wide range of
students into the realm of policy advocacy this year as well! Finalists
from all over the globe gathered in the Hungarian capital to attend workshops
to improve their policy advocacy and public speaking skills as well as compete
in progressive rounds of competition for prizes up to $10,000. This year's 23
finalists represented 11 countries including China, Croatia, Estonia, Ethiopia,
India, Macedonia, Mauritius, Moldova, Morocco, United Kingdom and United
States, and we would like expand our geographic reach! Don’t worry if you’re
not a native speaker of English! Judges use evaluation criteria to assess each
student’s contribution, which focuses on the ability to develop evidence to
support arguments, not language ability.
Thank
you for Joining the Challenge!
--
Yvonne Heselmans
Executive Director
IDEA NL
International Debate Education Association
Donker Curtiusstraat 7/501
1051 JL Amsterdam
Donker Curtiusstraat 7/501
1051 JL Amsterdam
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