The First Subrata Roy Chowdhury Memorial Essay Writing Competition is being co-organized by the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), the Society of International Law and Practice (SILP), and the NUJS ILSA Chapter in association with the Indian Yearbook of International Law and Policy. The object of the competition is to [...]

The foundation for universal responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama invites contributions for a book TIBET: VOICES IN EXILE to be published by a major international publisher.

The SEVEN Fund is sponsoring a global competition inviting discourse on the morality of profit.  During this yearlong program, they seek to assemble the definitive collection of essays on this topic. Writers are asked to submit essays of up to 3,000 words. Initial submissions will be accepted through February 28, 2010.  SEVEN will award top honors to [...]

The 5th All India Students' Conference on Science and Spiritual Quest (AISSQ-2010) will be held at MNNIT Allahabad, India from January 15-17,2010.The conference aims at bringing together a number of leading experts from all over the world on a common platform to present and outline their vision for the benefit of the humanity in search for deeper questions of the life and cosmos.More than 400 [...]

The Global Youth Conference is presented by the Youth-to-Youth Community (Y2Y) of the World Bank. Y2Y is a community of young staff within the World Bank. Y2Y's mission is to mainstream youth issues within the World Bank and the broader development community and to engage with young people around the world through a participatory and demand driven approach.The conference aims to educate, [...]

Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala invites essays in English, Malayalam or Sanskrit for the award of "Vaidyaratnam P.s. Varier Prizes (2009) for promoting research in Ayurveda. Cash award of Rx 25,000/- and Rs. 15,000/- will be given to the entries adjudged 1st and 2nd respectively. Topic for the competition is "Scleroderma".

Rules and regulations of the competition can be obtained [...]

CIPE’s essay contest gives you the opportunity to share your ideas about citizenship, democratic and market-oriented reform, youth leadership, and the ways that your country can create avenues for youth to participate in the political and economic spheres. CIPE encourages you to get thinking, get involved, and [...]

India Habitat Center and the National Geographic Channel present an interesting platform for motivated agents of change. Taglined ‘U can either WAIT for the Change or Be The Change’, IHC calls for enteries for an essay competition on the topic:

The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are holding their third joint essay competition for the under-30s on the theme- “Climate change and health: research challenges for the health of vulnerable populations”.