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Student Essay Competition on Environmental Agreements
We are pleased to announce the competition for the Ronald Mitchel Prize, which will be awarded to the best student paper using the International Environmental Agreements Database (IEADB).
The rules of the competition are as follows:
- Papers must use the IEADB (http://www.ieadb.com) as one of their primary empirical material.
- Papers must be authored by individuals who were students (from undergraduate students to PhD candidates) in 2025. Coauthored papers are allowed, provided the first author is a student.
- Eligible submissions include term papers, master’s theses, thesis chapters, or side projects. Papers may be published or unpublished. Authors retain full copyright over their submissions.
- Papers completed before February 1, 2025, are not eligible.
- Papers must have between 5,000 and 12,000 words, including references. Authors are welcome to include supplementary material, such as appendices or coding scripts that exceed the word limit.
- Papers written in languages other than English must be accompanied by an English translation.
- Papers must be submitted via email to ieadb@ulaval.ca by February 1, 2026.
For more information, visit https://www.iea.ulaval.ca/en/essay-competition
Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, rigor, integrity, and depth.
The selection committee consists of:
- Aseem Prakash (University of Washington)
- Jean-Frédéric Morin (Université Laval)
- Jennifer Allan (Cardiff University)
- Ronald Mitchell (University of Oregon)
The winner will receive a cash prize of $500 USD.
Let your grad students know. Require a term paper on IEAs in your class.
Jean-Frédéric, for the IEADB board
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