Tom Morrison Essay Prize

• Essays must be received by 5pm (GMT) on Monday 31st March 2025.
• Winners will be announced in May 2025.  The prize winner is awarded £1000 and the runner up is awarded £500. 
• All essays must address the proposed question.
• Entry to the competition is only open to students (the Institute's or other), recent graduates or governance professionals with a maximum of two years’ experience in a governance role.
• All entries must be written in English.
• Essays should be 2,000-2,500 words in length, with 2,500 being the maximum number of words that will be accepted. The word limit does not include references. 
• All entries must be submitted electronically as both a Word document and a PDF. Hand written essays are not accepted.
• A statement of originality is mandatory. This is included in the submission form.
• All entries are subject to plagiarism and AI checks. Essays where clear evidence of plagiarism or AI misuse is found will be disqualified. 
• All prizes are awarded based on the decision of an independent panel of judges.
• Entries are judged anonymously, with no indication within the essay of the author’s name, employer’s business or place of work.
• There are no geographical restrictions regarding entries. Governance professionals or students from any country can enter.
• The judges’ decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into and no reasons given for decisions.
• Judges absent themselves from any discussions where they have a vested interest.
• The Institute reserves the right to publish in full or in part all winning essays and will own the copyright for all winning essays.

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