Prize: 1st place will receive a $500 cash prize, a certificate and a "No More Landmines" t-shirt

Application Rules:

Submissions will be considered from students between ages 14 to 18 (as at January 31, 2010) and in all disciplines.

Entries must be in by January 31, 2010; the winner will be announced in the spring/summer of 2010.

Each entry must include two clean copies of a typed essay of 250-500 words, and a cover sheet including the student's name, complete mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, word count and date of birth. Entries will be accepted in English and French.

Entries may be submitted by e-mail to: info@clmf.org, as a single attachment only, not as text in the body of an e-mail message. Attachment must include cover page, and two copies of the essay, in one Microsoft Word document. Attachment file name should be the first then last name of the submitter.

Entries may also be submitted by mail to: Canadian Landmine Foundation/La Fondation des mines terrestres du Canada, c/o Centre for International Governance Innovation, 57 Erb Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2. Mail must include a cover page, and two copies of the essay.

Failure to follow these rules will lead to disqualification from contest.

Entries will be judged on originality, expression of ideas, presentation, and understanding of what constitutes a peacemaker.

All entries become the property of The Canadian Landmine Foundation. In addition to receiving cash and prizes, the winner may have their essay published in Canadian Landmine Foundation periodicals.