OSCE Essay Competition: Conventional Arms Control and Confidence - and Security-Building Measures in Europe
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The OSCE and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg, together with Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO University), Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and Vienna Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP), are launching an essay competition to encourage innovative thinking and help create a new generation of professionals studying challenges and opportunities related to conventional arms control and confidence- and security- building measures.
Prizes
Three winners of the competition will receive cash prizes of up to €3,000 and a certificate signed by the OSCE Secretary General. They will also travel to Vienna for an all-expenses paid trip to attend and present their essays at a meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation.
Other prizes include a spot on the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Short Course offered by the VCDNP, the possibility to publish the paper with IFSH, a 500 EUR voucher for books and others.
Participation
Students and young professionals who are nationals of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation up to 35 years of age (born after 1st January 1985) are invited to submit original essays on any of the following topics:
The OSCE’s role in reviving military stability and confidence in Europe
Reducing military risks through OSCE instrumentsThe rules
Submission deadline: Entries must be sent to essay-competition2020@osce.org Wednesday, 1 July, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., Vienna Time (CET). Only one entry per person.
The selection process
- A Selection Committee will include members of all partner organizations. Submitted essays will be evaluated anonymously.
- Announcement of the winners: No later than Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- The winners will need to be available to travel to Vienna for the meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in December 2020.
Disclaimer: Decisions concerning the selection of winners are final and not subject to appeal. The Organizer reserves the right to award fewer or no prizes in any contest if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries for that contest.
For more information, see the Terms and Conditions.
For any additional queries, please contact essay-competition2020@osce.org
For more information - also about prizes for winners of this competition - please see: https://www.osce.org/OSCE-IFSH-Essay-Competition- CSBMs
