Canning House Essay Competition 2009
Canning House Essay Competition
This initiative has been made possible thanks to the generosity of:
Anglo American plc
BANCO ITAÚ
BP
British American Tobacco
Cable & Wireless
Cayo Foundation
Heinrich
Deichmann-Schuhe
GmbH & Co KG
HSBC
Iberia
NM Rothschild & Sons
PDV (UK) S.A.
Reuben Brothers Foundation
Rio Tinto
The Headley Trust
UBS
We are pleased to announce that the third Canning House Essay Competition will be running this autumn.
The title of the essay, to be written in Spanish or Portuguese, is:
'The Latin American I most admire'.
1st Prize for Spanish
A cheque for £250 and a return ticket to a Latin American country of the winner's choice
2nd Prize for Spanish
A cheque for £150
3rd Prize for Spanish
A cheque for £100
Prize for Portuguese
A cheque for £300
Prizes partly sponsored by Iberia Airlines Europa and Banco Itaú Europa
Rules and Information
Rules
- The competition is open to all students in the United Kingdom aged between 17 and 19 years on 31st August 2009.
- The essay must be:
a. between 750 and 1,000 words long
b. written in Spanish or Portuguese
c. on A4 paper
d. handwritten or typed
e. accompanied by a completed entry form (see above)
f. posted to the address below and postmarked no later than 9th January 2009:
Canning House Essay Competition
Att. Larissa Litchfield
2 Belgrave Sq
London
SW1X 8PJ - The Judges' Panel will be appointed by Canning House.
- The decision of the Judges. Panel will be final.
- The Judges' Panel reserves the right not to award the prizes if, in its opinion, none of the essays merits award.
- 'Latin America', for the purposes of the competition, is defined as the following countries:
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Information
- The subject of the essay can be a living person or an historic figure.
- All entrants may, of course, consult reference books, the internet, local libraries etc. However, any plagiarism will lead to disqualification.
- All entries will be carefully read. Particular importance will be attached to well structured arguments, correct use of language, original thought and evidence of research on Latin America etc.
- Candidates should ensure their names appear clearly on each page.
- Illustrations can be included if they are relevant to the essay, but no extra credit will be given for presentation or layout.
- The organizers of the competition urge candidates to proofread their essays carefully to avoid being penalised for minor grammatical errors.
- Canning House expects to announce the winning essays by 27th February 2009, but the announcement date will depend on the volume of entries.
For further information or queries please contact us on: education-outreach@canninghouse.com