Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation Awards
Scholarship Sponsored by Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation
The Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation (khref.org) is offering prizes of $5000, $2500, and $1250 to high school students judged to have written the best answers to the question below. There are two contests and two sets of prizes: one for high school students who are citizens or residents of the U.S. and one for high school students who are citizens and residents of other countries.
QUESTION
When if ever do human rights violations by a country against its own citizens justify armed intervention by other countries?
CRITERIA
Essays will be judged according to how clearly and well they answer the question and the extent to which they are supported by research. They are due on or before the December deadline (Human Rights Day) and should:
1. Be written in English.
2. Not including the footnotes and bibliography be 2500 words or less.
3. Be submitted as a Microsoft Word attachment to: [email protected] or by regular mail to: KHREF, 184 Fillow Street, Norwalk, CT 06850, USA.
4. Via footnotes and a bibliography indicate the names, titles, year of publication, and page numbers for all references.
5. Include a cover page
Go to Scholarship Application