2024-2025 Contest Rules
Applicants must be enrolled in a program of study (Undergraduate or Graduate) at institutions hosting Canadian Association of Human Rights Institutes (CAHRI) members, i.e.: St. Thomas University, McGill University, University of Manitoba, Université Laval, UQAM, University of Saskatchewan, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Carleton University, McMaster University, Concordia University, York University, University of Winnipeg and University of Ottawa. Applicants may also have been enrolled in the 12 months prior to the deadline for submission of work.
The competition has two categories: Undergraduate and Graduate. A three-person jury, chaired by a member of IRLRC, will determine the winners in each category. The jury reserves the right not to award a prize in either category if there is no worthy entry.
Applicants must submit a paper on an issue related to children's rights. The paper must have been prepared as part of a course or for degree requirements and must include all citations and notes.
The paper may be the work of a single individual or a team of up to three individuals.
The text must be written in French or English and double-spaced, Arial font, size 12.
FOR BOTH CATEGORIES: Submissions must not exceed 8,000 words in length including references, notes, figures and tables (excluding Reference List/Bibliography).
Submissions must be sent no later than May 15 at 11:59 p.m. and must contain:
A complete Registration Form for the IRLRC Essay Competition;
An email to [email protected] with the anonymized text (without author or institution identifiers), in PDF format and a recommendation from the professor who supervised the student.
Prizes: The winning submissions in both categories, Undergraduate and Graduate, will receive a prize of $500 and will be published by the Canadian Journal of Children’s Rights.
