Students will have the valuable opportunity to build upon their own knowledge of space law and policy whilst practising and refining their analytical and research skills. The subject chosen by the Board for the 1st ECSL Essay Competition is . Participation(i) Eligibility. The Essay Competition is open to all students from ESA Member States currently undertaking a university degree course up to (and including) a Masters degree, in any discipline.(ii) Registration. Owing to limited resources, the ECSL can only accept a limited number of entries. Those wishing to enter the competition must therefore register on a first- come- first- serve basis. Make sure you are registered before beginning your essay. Registration will open from the 3. August. Registration will close on 1. November or as soon as the maximum number of applications have been received. Once registration is full a notice will appear on the website. Faculty of Spatial Information Technology: Faulty of Environmental Science and Technology: Faculties of ECE: Faculty of Civil Engg & Water Resources. To register, simply send an email to the ECSL Executive Secretary at ecsl@esa. Once registered you will receive a candidate number 2. Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis Branch, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research.Format(i) Language. Essays must be written in English.(ii) Anonymity. In order to protect anonymity and to ensure a fair process, neither the name of the applicant nor the name of his/her university must appear anywhere in the submitted essay. Students should instead write their candidate number on the first and last pages.(iii) Software. Essays should be written using Microsoft Word.(iv) Length. The body of the essay should not exceed 1. A covering sheet and bibliography should be added separately. All pages must be numbered.(v) Plagiarism. Plagiarism is cause for immediate disqualification. You are free to take ideas from copyrighted works (e. The ECSL recommends the Bluebook Uniform System of Citation. A helpful guide can be found by following the link on the top right hand side of this page. Deadline. Essays must be submitted by 3. November at 2. 3: 5. Word/pdf) to the ECSL Executive Secretary at ecsl@esa. Assessment(i) The Jury. The Jury shall be composed of a distinguished panel of professors in the field of space law.(ii) Assessment Criteria. Participants should seek to fulfil the following assessment criteria in their essays: – A logical presentation of subject matter and issues presented– A clear understanding of applicable legal rules– Evidence of research– Originality of arguments– Writing style and grammar(iii) No Appeals. The decision of the Jury is final. No appeals will be entertained.(iv) Announcement of Results. Results of the competition will be announced on the ESCL website by 3. January. All participants who submitted essays will be informed via email.(v) Feedback. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide individual feedback for each of the essays submitted. Instead, the ECSL will release an model answer (in outline) to participating students after the results are announced. Prizes. Essay competition winners shall be presented with their awards during the ECSL Practitioners. The winning essay will be published on the ECSL website. Second Prize: 2nd Place Certificate, ECSL membership for one year (free admission to the Practitioners. Further Terms and Conditions of Participation. The ECSL reserves the right to disqualify essays which do not comply with any of the rules above. Participants accept all responsibility for late, lost, misdirected or illegible entries. In consideration for the opportunity to enter the ECSL Essay Competition, participants agree to allow ECSL to use their names and essays on the ECSL website. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and ECSL. Enquiries. For further information, please contact the ECSL Executive Secretary at ecsl@esa.
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