The Independent Women's Forum has launched their 2006-2007 college essay contest.

Female undergraduate students are asked to write 750 words or less on the following question:

What does it mean to be a feminist in 2006? What can proponents of individual liberty, free market economics, limited government, liberal democracy and personal responsibility do to reclaim feminism?

The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2006 and the first prize award is $5,000.

The complete rules and application can be found at: http://iwf.org/campuscorner/pdf/essay_contest06.pdf

For more information, please contact Allison Kasic, the Director of Campus Programs at the Independent Women's Forum at (202) 349-5879 or at AKasic@iwf.org

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The Association of Private Enterprise Education has announced an essay contest, on the subject of: The Benefits of a Free Market Economy

First Prize: $2,500
Second Prize: $2,000
Third Prize: $1,500
Honorable Mentions: $250

Open to full-time students 25 years and younger.

Contestants will choose from the following three topics:

[B]What Causes Prosperity?
What is the Role of Ethical Behavior in a Free Market?
Can Free Markets Protect the Environment?[B]

Deadline: December 1, 2007
Winners announced February 15, 2008

Further details here.

The Austrian Student Scholars Conference will be held on November 2-3, 2007.


Grove City College will host the Austrian Student Scholars Conference, November 2-3, 2007.

Open to undergraduates and graduate students in any academic discipline, the ASSC will bring together students from colleges and universities across the country to present their own research papers written in the tradition of the great Austrian School intellectuals such as Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, Murray Rothbard, and Hans Sennholz.

Accepted papers will be presented in a regular conference format (see the schedule below) to an audience of students and faculty. Keynote lectures will be delivered by Drs. Mark Thornton and Thomas DiLorenzo.

Cash prizes of $1,000, $750, and $500 will be awarded for the top three papers, respectively, as judged by a select panel of Grove City College faculty. Hotel accommodations will be provided to all students who travel to the ASSC to present their papers.

Limited stipends are available for travel expenses. Students should submit their proposals to present a paper to the director of the conference (jmherbener@gcc.edu) by October 1.

To be eligible for the cash prizes, finished papers should be submitted to the director by October 15.

Further details here.