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Writing Competitions for Law Students: International Energy Negotiation

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International Energy Negotiation

Association of International Energy Negotiators Student Writing Competition (annual)

  • Sponsor: Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)
  • Topic: "Essays should be an original work...on any specific issue of the student's choice which is directly related to international petroleum negotiations, such as matters of contract, law, or policy."
  • Format: "Essays should be an original work at editorial length (no more than 4,000 words, excluding footnotes)."
  • Eligibility: "The competition is open to all full-time seniors in a four-year program and all graduate students enrolled at an accredited university." "Students enrolled at schools associated with our Education Advisory Board program must submit their papers to the professor representing the school in the program, who will submit the top four (4) papers from that school. Students who are not enrolled at schools represented by the AIEN Education Advisory Board may submit their essays directly to AIEN."
  • Prize for the 2023-2024 Competition was: "One winner will receive registration to either the AIEN International Energy Summit and its related evening events, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 11- 13, 2024 or the Model Contracts Workshop to be held in Austin, Texas, September 2024.  Roundtrip, advance booking coach ticket to conference city.  $300 expense reimbursement, for expenses incurred directly relating to this conference and supported by receipts. Standard lodging at the conference location during the event, and student membership in AIEN for one year. In addition, the winning essay may be eligible for publication in the Journal of World Energy Law and Business, AIEN's official journal published by Oxford University Press."
  • Deadline for the 2023-2024 competition was: November 15, 2023.