It’s the season of student writing competitions, so I thought I would collect information here for those with students writing papers on ADR topics this spring. I’m aware of the following two competitions specifically devoted to ADR. Please feel free to add any I’ve missed in the comments.
ACR Student Writing Competition. Papers must be 10-20 pages on any topic; $500 prize.Winners of the writing competition will be invited to present their work at the the 2014 ACR-GNY Annual Conference, which is being held on June 19, 2014 at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Entry deadline is April 30, 2014.
James R. Boskey Law Student Essay Contest on Dispute Resolution. Papers must be 15-25 pages on any topic; $1000 prize and posting of the winning essay and runner-up online. Entry deadline is June 13, 2014.
International Ombudsman Association (IOA) Writing Competition. Papers must less than 5000 words on any topic relevant to the Organizational Ombudsman profession; $1500 prize, and expenses paid to the April 2015 IOA Annual Conference in Atlanta. Entry deadline is June 1st, 2014.