{"id":8348,"date":"2026-02-10T10:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/iis\/?p=8348"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:33:51","slug":"annual-j-carlisle-hanson-essay-contest-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/iis\/2026\/annual-j-carlisle-hanson-essay-contest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual J. Carlisle Hanson Essay Contest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Human Rights and Social Justice Program invites submissions for the annual J. Carlisle Hanson Essay Contest.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: red;\">Application Deadline: Friday, March 13th, 2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong>杏吧原创 the Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The J. Carlisle Hanson Award in Human Rights is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Director of the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies to a student enrolled in the human rights program who submits the best essay addressing the topic of human rights and democracy. Essays are also invited to examine the topics from a Canadian Perspective. Endowed in 2007 by J. Carlisle Hanson, Q.C.<\/p>\n<p>There will be <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two<\/span><\/strong> prizes of <strong>$1,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The contest is open to students who are majoring in <strong>Human Rights and Social Justice in a B.A. General, a B.A. Honours, or a B.A. Combined Honours program.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The essays under consideration should have been written for one of your courses during the 2025-26 academic years (Spring\/Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026).\u00a0 You are welcome to revise these essays and incorporate instructors\u2019 feedback to prepare your essay for submission.<\/li>\n<li>Your chosen essay should have been awarded a grade in the A range.<\/li>\n<li>You are eligible to submit only one essay per academic year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Essay length: 8-20 pages<\/p>\n<p>Format: Typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. Number your pages.<\/p>\n<p>Citation Style:\u00a0 MLA, APA, Chicago, or McGill styles are all acceptable. Only entries that are fully and properly documented will be considered.<\/p>\n<p>The following information must be included on a <strong>title page<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Name and student number<\/li>\n<li>Course code and professor\u2019s name for the course in which the paper was written<\/li>\n<li>Date the paper was submitted<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>NB: Your essay will be reviewed anonymously: please make sure that your name does not appear on any pages after the title page.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Essays shall be submitted electronically in pdf\/word format to the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies &#8211; i&#105;&#x73;&#x40;c&#97;&#114;&#x6c;&#x65;t&#111;&#x6e;&#x2e;c&#97;.<\/p>\n<p>Please write \u201cJ. Carlisle Hanson Essay Contest Submission\u201d in the subject line.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; color: red;\">Application Deadline: Friday, March 13th, 2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Late submissions will not be considered.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Human Rights and Social Justice Program invites submissions for the annual J. Carlisle Hanson Essay Contest. Application Deadline: Friday, March 13th, 2026 杏吧原创 the Award The J. 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