2024 Essay Award Call for Entries
Theme: «The Origin and Evolution of Social Protection»
COMPETITION RULES
The European Cultural Foundation is an independent private institution that promotes cultural exchange and scholarly works based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The European Cultural Foundation hereby announces a call for entries for the 2024 Essay Award with the theme ‘the origin and evolution of social protection’.
Essays may address social protection throughout history, its possible effects and its influence on individual development through its perception, human relations and technological advancements.
Works submitted must be unpublished, written in English, French, German or Spanish and between 30,000 and 60,000 words in length.
The winning piece will be chosen by a panel whose members will be announced when the prize is awarded on 29 November 2024.
The endowment for the 2024 award will be 200,000 euros.
Works must be submitted in digital format to info@fondationeuropa.com by 31 October 2024.
Submissions must include the following:
A brief description of the work in English of about 300 words
Personal details of the author or authors and a brief curriculum vitae including publications
A work of between 30,000 and 60,000 words
Receipt of all works submitted will be confirmed.
Copyright: Reserved for the winning author or authors.
Publication: The winning author or authors will retain publication rights, without any involvement or share in financial matters on the part of European Cultural Foundation. However, the foundation reserves the right to publish editions for free distribution in any medium for an unlimited period of time.
Participation in the call for entries implies acceptance of the terms and conditions.