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Francis Marion University (FMU)

THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ESSAY CONTEST

1. PURPOSE

	To stimulate interests on international environmental issues among
college students around the world.

2. SUBJECT THEME

	Describe the most critical environmental issues in your country, in
terms which will influence public opinion, and articulate how those
issues will impact international understanding and the global economy in
the next decade. 

3. AWARDS

First Place: 		US $500.00 and Publication
Second Place:  	US $300.00 and Publication
Third Place: 		US $200.00 and Publication
Fourth Place:		US $100.00 and Publication
Honorable Mentions: 	Publication

4. ELIGIBILITY

	Undergraduate students from the USA and students outside the USA who
attend institutions equivalent to American undergraduate colleges and
universities are eligible for the contest.  
	Students who plan to participate must submit a "registration note"
prior to March 15, 1998.  In the registration note, students must
include their names, addresses (both current and permanent addresses),
phone numbers (both current and permanent numbers), schools attended,
and countries.  The registration note can be 

	1).e-mailed to ESSAY@FMARION.EDU
or
	2).mailed to 
 		Dr. Lucia Huang
		Francis Marion University
		P.O.Box 100547
		Florence, SC 29501
		USA
		Fax: (803)661-1366



5. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
	
    Essays
a). must be written in English
b). may not be less than 1500 or more than 2000 words in length
c). must not have been previously published
d). must be typewritten, doubled spaced, and properly documented.
e). must include the student's name, address, phone number, e- mail
address (if available), student's school, and student's country on a
separate page

6. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

	1. Entries must be e-mailed in ASCII format to the following Internet
Address, by 5:00 p.m. American Eastern Standard Time May 15, 1998.

		ESSAY@FMARION.EDU
or
	2. Entries must arrive at the following address by or before May 15,
1998

		Dr. Lucia Huang
		Francis Marion University
		P.O.Box 100547
		Florence, SC 29501
		USA
		Fax: (803) 661-1366

7. COPYRIGHT AND PUBLICATION

	By entering the Essay Contest, contestants grant permission for FMU to
publish all or part of the submitted essays without royalty or other
consideration.  The winning essays will be published in a short
monograph and posted on the World Wide Web.

8. STANDARDS FOR JUDGING

	All essays will be judged anonymously.  The winners will be selected by
a committee appointed by FMU.

9. ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS

	The final result will be announced on or before June 30, 1998.  The
winners will be informed directly.

	For more information about the contest and read award-winning essays in
the previous years, please visit our web site at
"http://www.fmarion.edu/meel/meel.htm"  or e-mail to "essay@fmarion.edu"