Deadline: 9 May 2013
Once again, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) invites entries for the MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2013. Held annually, the Essay Competition seeks to promote economic literacy and encourage public awareness and debate on economic policy and financial issues affecting Singapore.
The Essay title is "Singapore's Untapped Hinterlands: Opportunities and Obstacles?".
COMPETITION CRITERIA:
The Competition is open to students studying in Singapore and all Singaporeans studying abroad. The Pre-University category admits submissions from Polytechnic, Centralised Institute, International schools, and Junior College students, as well as from national servicemen (NSF). The Open category admits submissions from students pursuing tertiary education.
All entrants must comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Competition. The Competition will run for about four months beginning 9 th January 2013. All essays must be accompanied by a completed entry form and a 300-word summary, which must be received no later than 9th May 2013 .
PRIZES:
The following awards will be given to the winning essays:
Winning essays will be selected by a panel of judges comprising representatives from the ESS, financial sector, private sector and government ministries.
HOW DO I ENTER THE COMPETITION AND SUBMIT MY ENTRY?
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economics Society of Singapore invites entries for the MAS-ESS Economics Essay Competition 2013. The Essay Competition seeks to promote economic literacy and encourage debate on economic policy and financial issues in Singapore.
This year, the competition is open to all students studying in Singapore and all Singaporeans studying abroad. The competition admits submissions from Polytechnic, Centralised Institute, International Schools and Junior College students, as well as from full time national servicemen (NSF). The competition will run for about four months beginning 9th January 2013. All essays must be accompanied by a completed entry form and 300-word summary, which must be received no later than 9th May 2013.
1. The following awards will be given to the winning essays:
SUBJECT MATTER AND PRESENTATION:
2. The title of the essay competition for 2013 is “Singapore’s Untapped Hinterlands: Opportunities and Obstacles?” The essay should examine Singapore’s economic environment and policies and their strengths and weaknesses. Writers should consider how Singapore firms, investors and policy makers can pursue a strategy of closer regional economic ties with key advance countries. In this regard, sufficient consideration should also be given to the issue of how the public and private sectors may jointly overcome potential obstacles along the way.
3. The essays should be well researched and informed, and should provide new analyses and perspectives as far as possible. They should also be written in such a way that they are accessible to a wide audience. They are therefore not meant to be academic 'journal-style' papers.
4. Charts and tables may be used, although equations (or derivations) should be avoided as far as possible.
5. The essays must be original in content. Entries found to contain plagiarism will automatically be disqualified. Although essays may draw on existing work, they should be materially different from them in terms of analysis, style of arguments, perspectives, or conclusions. This could involve the application of previous work in a different context, or new analysis or perspectives significantly different from previous work. A bibliography acknowledging references to existing work is required.
6. All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form(s), signed by the author(s). For joint authorship, only one entry form is required. Submission on behalf of an institution or firm is not permitted.
7. Members of the judging committee (and their immediate family members) are not eligible to enter the essay competition.
8. Entries must be in English and typed double-spaced on one side of each sheet of paper. The essay should be 2000 words in the Pre-University category and 2000 words in the Open category. This excludes charts, tables, footnotes, references and appendices.
9. A summary of no more than 300 words highlighting the main points of the essay must also be provided.
10. Entries should be sent to the MAS-ESS Essay Competition Coordinator, c/o Dept of Economics, National University of Singapore, 1 Arts Link, Singapore 117570. Alternatively, submissions can be made online at esocsing@gmail.com. Essays received on line will be acknowledged.
11. MAS-ESS Essay Competition Judging Committee reserves the right not to award any or all of the prizes. The Committee also reserves the sole copyright to all submissions.
12. Only winning participants will be contacted upon the finalisation of the results.
13. An awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the ESS Annual Dinner 2013. All prize-winning essays will be posted on the ESS websites.
14. Please send any inquiries on the MAS-ESS Essay Competition Coordinator to the email address: esocsing@gmail.com.
Download: entry form for pre-university category
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: esocsing@gmail.com
Website: http://www.ess.org.sg/
Once again, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) invites entries for the MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2013. Held annually, the Essay Competition seeks to promote economic literacy and encourage public awareness and debate on economic policy and financial issues affecting Singapore.
The Essay title is "Singapore's Untapped Hinterlands: Opportunities and Obstacles?".
COMPETITION CRITERIA:
The Competition is open to students studying in Singapore and all Singaporeans studying abroad. The Pre-University category admits submissions from Polytechnic, Centralised Institute, International schools, and Junior College students, as well as from national servicemen (NSF). The Open category admits submissions from students pursuing tertiary education.
All entrants must comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Competition. The Competition will run for about four months beginning 9 th January 2013. All essays must be accompanied by a completed entry form and a 300-word summary, which must be received no later than 9th May 2013 .
PRIZES:
The following awards will be given to the winning essays:
- Pre-University Category
- First Prize: $3,000
- Second Prize: $2,000
- Third Prize: $1,000
Winning essays will be selected by a panel of judges comprising representatives from the ESS, financial sector, private sector and government ministries.
HOW DO I ENTER THE COMPETITION AND SUBMIT MY ENTRY?
- Please read the Competition's Terms & Conditions .
- Entries can be submitted either online or via post. Refer to Terms & Conditions for details.
- All entries are to be accompanied with the relevant Entry Forms available for download on the ESS website.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economics Society of Singapore invites entries for the MAS-ESS Economics Essay Competition 2013. The Essay Competition seeks to promote economic literacy and encourage debate on economic policy and financial issues in Singapore.
This year, the competition is open to all students studying in Singapore and all Singaporeans studying abroad. The competition admits submissions from Polytechnic, Centralised Institute, International Schools and Junior College students, as well as from full time national servicemen (NSF). The competition will run for about four months beginning 9th January 2013. All essays must be accompanied by a completed entry form and 300-word summary, which must be received no later than 9th May 2013.
1. The following awards will be given to the winning essays:
- First Prize: $ 3,000
- Second Prize: $ 2,000
- Third Prize: $ 1,000
SUBJECT MATTER AND PRESENTATION:
2. The title of the essay competition for 2013 is “Singapore’s Untapped Hinterlands: Opportunities and Obstacles?” The essay should examine Singapore’s economic environment and policies and their strengths and weaknesses. Writers should consider how Singapore firms, investors and policy makers can pursue a strategy of closer regional economic ties with key advance countries. In this regard, sufficient consideration should also be given to the issue of how the public and private sectors may jointly overcome potential obstacles along the way.
3. The essays should be well researched and informed, and should provide new analyses and perspectives as far as possible. They should also be written in such a way that they are accessible to a wide audience. They are therefore not meant to be academic 'journal-style' papers.
4. Charts and tables may be used, although equations (or derivations) should be avoided as far as possible.
5. The essays must be original in content. Entries found to contain plagiarism will automatically be disqualified. Although essays may draw on existing work, they should be materially different from them in terms of analysis, style of arguments, perspectives, or conclusions. This could involve the application of previous work in a different context, or new analysis or perspectives significantly different from previous work. A bibliography acknowledging references to existing work is required.
6. All entries must be accompanied by a completed entry form(s), signed by the author(s). For joint authorship, only one entry form is required. Submission on behalf of an institution or firm is not permitted.
7. Members of the judging committee (and their immediate family members) are not eligible to enter the essay competition.
8. Entries must be in English and typed double-spaced on one side of each sheet of paper. The essay should be 2000 words in the Pre-University category and 2000 words in the Open category. This excludes charts, tables, footnotes, references and appendices.
9. A summary of no more than 300 words highlighting the main points of the essay must also be provided.
10. Entries should be sent to the MAS-ESS Essay Competition Coordinator, c/o Dept of Economics, National University of Singapore, 1 Arts Link, Singapore 117570. Alternatively, submissions can be made online at esocsing@gmail.com. Essays received on line will be acknowledged.
11. MAS-ESS Essay Competition Judging Committee reserves the right not to award any or all of the prizes. The Committee also reserves the sole copyright to all submissions.
12. Only winning participants will be contacted upon the finalisation of the results.
13. An awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the ESS Annual Dinner 2013. All prize-winning essays will be posted on the ESS websites.
14. Please send any inquiries on the MAS-ESS Essay Competition Coordinator to the email address: esocsing@gmail.com.
Download: entry form for pre-university category
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: esocsing@gmail.com
Website: http://www.ess.org.sg/
