Application Deadline: April 30, 2015.
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is about to commemorate its 40th Anniversary. The Commission intends to mark this genuine event through a Youth Essay Competition.
The General theme of the Book around which all the Essays should be crafted is: Relevance and Challenges of Regional Integration in West Africa; the role of the ECOWAS Community, Citizens, Member State Governments and Institutions in enhancing this relevance and in Meeting the challenges.
- Regional Integration or Regional Co-habitation: Challenges and opportunities for ECOWAS youth;
- West African Youth a catalyst in the ECOWAS integration process;
- Expectations and aspirations of West African Youth in the Regional Integration process;
Benefits:
- The best two Essays per country in all the member States will be published as a Book.
- The three winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) will be selected among the total of 30 Essays.
- The Essays are aimed at a broad audience and should therefore be written in a non-technical style.
- The Age range of eligible youth is between 16-20 years
- The Essays are aimed at a broad audience and should therefore be written in a non-technical style.
- Abstracts should not be more than 250 words
- Abstracts are to be submitted to the Selection Committee no later than April 30, 2015 at the following address: [email protected]
- All submitted articles should include the full name and contact details of the author.
- Authors of selected abstracts will be invited by the Selection Committee to write a full article–detailed guidelines will also be provided
- Final (revised) draft of the paper to be submitted by May 15, 2015
- The best two Essays per country in all the Member States will be published.
- The three winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) will be selected among the total of 30 Essays
- Acceptance of an abstract does not automatically result in the publication of the final Essay.
- All queries and submissions should be sent to: [email protected] with the