SLF ESSAY COMPETITION FORM

Compete amongst the best in the Sri Lankan Community.

Essay Competition 2008 Now Open!!

Please print the form and send it in.

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Who is eligible?

All Sri Lankan American students enrolled in public, private and home schools in the United States. Students must submit original work and have a sponsoring teacher sign the contest entry form. To avoid disqualification, a stapled cover sheet MUST include: your name and address; your home phone number; your e-mail address; the name, address and phone number of your school; topic selected; your current grade level and the name and signature of the teacher who verified the essay as the student’s original work (sponsoring teacher), and the official stamp of the school. Each entry must have an Entry Form attached, which can be downloaded from the
Sri Lanka Foundation web site www.srilankafoundation.org.

All entries MUST be mailed.

Essays must be written on one of the stated topics and must be in 12-point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced and with one-inch margins. The essay should be stapled on the top left hand corner with the Entry Form on top. Do not put in a folder. Only one entry per student. Prizes will be awarded at the Sri Lanka Foundation Awards Night on November 8th, 2008.

Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Judges will be looking for originality of vision, knowledge of the subject, skill in presenting an argument,
and literary merit. Decisions of the judges are final.

CONTEST PRIZES