Competition details
Coubertin Olympic Awards - Student Essay Competition 2011
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Website
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Submission deadline
30 of April, 2011competition is over.
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First prize
1st £2,000, 2nd £1,000 -
Eligibilities
- Undergraduate level
- Graduate level
- MBA Student
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regions
United Kingdom -
categories
- Literature
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Information Provider
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The competition takes the form of an essay written by teams of two to four students on themes involving ethics, business and sport.
The objectives of this competition are :
- to promote the application of the Olympic ideals and vision to the world of business, including the business of sport itself
- to raise awareness of and promote understanding of ethical issues and challenges in sports and the business of sport
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to encourage an exploration of how the principles of sportsmanship might be relevant to, applied to and of benefit to the competitive business environment
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to consider how good practice and academic learning in the field of business ethics can best be applied to the sports industry
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to encourage students and academics to explore these themes through research
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to encourage teamwork amongst students
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to promote the sharing of knowledge, expertise and good practice in these areas
How to apply
- Be submitted by via email to essay@coubertin-awards.org.uk
- Be accompanied by a fully completed entry form (click here to download)
- Be submitted in a pdf, doc or docx format
- Be written in English
- Not exceed 3,500 words (excluding footnotes/references)
- State the total word count at the end of the entry
- Be written in font Verdana, size 11, double line spaced
- Include on the front page the Student names, tutor’s name and university, title and short form title of the essay
- Include an abstract of c. 250 words on the front page
- Include a header (on each page) of the short form title of the essay
- Include a footer with relevant page numbers
Eligibility
Full or part time student at a UK university studying on an under-graduate or post-graduate course.
















