The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest

Contest: The Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest (Website)

Organised by: The John Templeton Foundation and The Independent Institute.

Key Dates:
May 1, 2008 - Deadline for submission.
October 2008 - Announcement of Winners.

For Whom:
This competition is open for students and Junior Faculty members from all over the world. More details about the Eligibility Criteria and the required Essay length and Style guidelines etc are given here.

Topic:
Are property rights human rights? How are they related? What are their similarities and differences? If property rights are human rights, why have they enjoyed fewer legal protections and intellectual champions than other human rights?

Sir John M.Templeton essay contest encourages college students and young college professors around the world to study the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty. Created in 1974 by Olive W. Garvey, the Fellowship contest has drawn essay submissions from more than 75 countries on 5 continents. Garvey winners have since become some of the finest of scholars, business and civic leaders, and journalists, applying and advancing public knowledge and appreciation around the world for the ideas of individual liberty and personal responsibility.

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