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Fordham University’s Center for Ethics Education is pleased to announce the 2013
Dr. K. York and M. Noelle Chynn
PRIZE IN ETHICS
Funded by the Chynn Family Foundation
All Fordham undergraduate students are eligible
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SUBMISSIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2013 PRIZE
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DEADLINE DATES
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The purpose of the paper is to stimulate undergraduate student self-examination about concepts of ethics and morality encountered personally or as a concerned member of society.
Essay Criteria
In 1,000 – 1,500 words, you are encouraged to raise questions, single out issues and identify dilemmas of personal or social significance that you have encountered. Essays should articulate with clarity the ethical or moral issue and analyze what it has taught you about ethics and yourself. Essays may include reference to published scholarship, but must be original, unpublished work and should reflect your individual voice.
Suggested essay topics include but are not limited to:
- Why is morality essential to leading a fulfilled and happy life?
- What are the obstacles to having a moral life, and how may they be overcome?
- How can morality be instilled as part of the education process for our youth?
- What moral responsibilities do individuals have to family members, friends, or the institutional, political or physical environments in which they live?
- How does one balance personal and social moral responsibilities?
- What personal characteristics are essential to a moral life?
Winners will Receive
- Best Essay ($1,000)
- First runner-up ($500)
- Second runner-up ($300)
Winning essays will be featured on the Center for Ethics Education website
Submission Requirements
- Submission must meet the following requirements:
- Applicant must be a currently enrolled Fordham undergraduate student.
- Cover page contains: Date of submission; title of the essay; student’s name, ID number, email address and year of anticipated graduation; name of Fordham college and major (if registered)
- Essays written for a class requirement are acceptable, but must include the course title, course number, name of professor and semester the essay was written.
- Length: 1,000 to 1,500 words
- Typed, 12-size Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, and double-spaced.
- Work cited and referenced for all materials not your own.
- All work must be original material, attribution and references to quoted materials must be included.
Eligibility & Process for Submission
Submit one file, containing a no more than 50 word abstract and the essay, as an email attachment to: ethics@fordham.edu.
Students are encouraged to email questions to Adam Fried (afried@fordham.edu), Assistant Director, Center for Ethics Education, Dealy 226, Rose Hill Campus.
Deadlines
December 12, 2012 and March 18, 2013
Essay entries are being accepted now. Winners will be announced in early April, 2013.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2012 WINNING PAPERS
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