Massachusetts)

Application Deadline:

Early Decision and Travel Assistance application deadline: March 1, 2017
Final application deadline: May 1, 2017

The 10th annual CGI U meeting will take place October 13-15, 2017 at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Launched at CGI University (CGI U) 2016, the CGI U Innovation Fund will source, support, and feature the most effective, high-impact student innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world. Working within the CGI U Commitment to Action model, Innovation Fund grants will provide students with critical seed funding to help launch and scale their early-stage projects. The awarded funds will range from approximately $2,000 to $10,000. Accepted students receiving funding through the Innovation Fund will also be invited to attend the CGI U 2017 meeting.

Requirements:

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and currently enrolled in an institution of higher education at the time of application. (Ex: A student graduating after the May 1, 2017 final deadline would be eligible to apply.)
Students who will be at least 18 years of age and enrolled in an institution of higher education by October 2017 are also eligible to apply. (Ex: A high school senior who turns 18 years of age in June 2017 and commences university studies by October 2017 or a university graduate enrolling in an advanced degree program by October 2017 would also be eligible to apply.)

Application Checklist:

Step 1: Identify the type of CGI U application to submit.

Students interested in attending CGI U can apply as either an individual or a group.

Individual: A student may apply to attend CGI U as an individual. This student makes a Commitment to Action that he or she will carry out individually, or applies to attend CGI U as the sole representative of a larger organization.

Group: Up to three students may apply to attend CGI U as a group. These students collaborate on a Commitment to Action and apply to attend the meeting together to represent their project or initiative.

Step 2: Prepare your Commitment to Action.

To be considered for admission, all applicants are required to make a Commitment to Action. A Commitment to Action is a concrete plan that addresses a pressing challenge in one of CGI U’s five focus areas: Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, or Public Health.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Clinton Global Initiative University 2017

Application Deadline: AUGUST 5, 2016

The essay contest was launched by the Stimson Center, with support from the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, the Washington Foreign Law Society, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the ASAN Institute for Policy Studies, and the Institute for Security Studies (Pretoria).

The essay contest is a wonderful opportunity for undergraduate/post-graduate/professional students as well as their professors and institutions to contribute to international security and potentially receive some recognition for their effort. It is also a wonderful opportunity to share new ideas/innovative thinking on the implementation of resolution 1540 and on efforts to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors.

The essay contest takes places as the 1540 Committee is conducting a comprehensive review of implementation of resolution 1540, as called for by the UN Security Council.
Founded in 1989, the Stimson Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank devoted to addressing transnational challenges in order to enhance global peace and economic prosperity.

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by non-state actors, with Daesh using sarin gas in Iraq and Syria. This adds to the urgency of 1540 implementation.”

The UNSCR 1540 International Student Essay Contest is a project the Stimson Center developed with support from global partners and from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. The Washington Foreign Law Society is providing the cash prizes. Essays will address the following prompt:

Your government* is developing a five-year action plan for the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1540. Your government may be in a position to help other states implement this resolution or may need to request help in implementing this resolution. You are advising your government on what it needs to do, why and by when in order to implement this resolution and decrease WMD risks. In no more than 2,500 words, develop a five-year action plan that includes priorities and timelines. Make sure to include ways to measure success.

*Note that entrants are able to pick a country of their choice to represent in the contest.

Student Eligibility and Professor Support

Students must be at least 18 years of age to enter the contest. By submitting an essay, students attest to being enrolled in an undergraduate or advanced degree program (e.g., graduate/law/business/medical school) during the calendar year 2016.
The name of the institution and the name of an institution official (e.g., a professor or dean) must be provided to verify enrollment.
Students may apply individually or as a team. If submitting as a team, the submitter will be deemed to represent the team and will be responsible for the distribution of the prize money and the designation of the individual from the team to present at the award ceremony.
All team members will be recognized in the publication of winning essays. All work must be the students’ own and not previously published.

Prizes:

First Place — Cash prize of $2,000; an all-expense-paid trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to present his/her ideas at an awards ceremony to United Nations representatives; publication of the essay in a Stimson Center report.

Second Place — Cash prize of $1,000; an all-expense-paid trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to present his/her ideas at an awards ceremony to United Nations representatives; publication of essay in a Stimson Center report.

Three Honorable Mentions — Cash prize of $500 and publication of essay in a Stimson Center report.

Submissions are due August 5, 2016. The contest poster is available here. Contest questions can be emailed to: [email protected].
For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 International Student Essay Contest 2016.

Clinton Global Initiative University 2017 for High-impact Student innovators & Entrepreneurs- Boston,USA (Funding Available)

UN Security Council Resolution 1540 International Student Essay Contest 2016 ( $USD3,500 Prize & All-expense-paid trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts)