World Trade Organization Essay Award | Application 2024

The World Trade institution (WTO) is the only global organization that deals with international trade rules. The WTO agreements, which have been negotiated and signed by the majority of the world’s trading states and ratified in their parliaments, are central to it. The goal is to ensure that trade runs as smoothly, reliably, and freely as possible.

Details:

The World Trade Organization has invited young economists to submit articles for the 2024 WTO Essay Award. The award’s goal is to encourage high-quality research on trade policy and international trade cooperation, as well as to strengthen the link between the WTO and academia.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be considered for the award, applicants must:

• The paper must address issues related to trade policy and international trade cooperation.
• The author(s) of the paper must possess or be engaged in the completion of a PhD degree and, if over 30 years of age,
• be no more than two years past a PhD defense.
• In the case of co-authored papers, this requirement shall apply to all authors.
• In addition, essays cannot exceed 15,000 words.

Benefits:

The annual WTO Essay Award provides a prize of CHF 5,000 to the author(s) of the winning essay. In the case of a co-authored paper, the prize will be equally divided among the authors. The winning paper will be officially announced at the annual meeting of the European Trade Study Group (ETSG), the largest conference specializing in international trade. The award ceremony will take place on 12-14 September 2024 at Athens University in Greece. The winning author will receive funding to attend the meeting.

Required Documents:

To apply for the Essay award, the following documents must be submitted:

• The essay
• The CV of the author(s), specifying (i) current affiliation(s), (ii) the academic institution awarding the PhD, (iii) the year (or the expected year) of the PhD, (iv) the date of birth of the author(s).

How to Apply

To apply for the World Trade Organization Essay Award, interested and qualified applicants should Apply here

Deadline: June 3, 2024

Best Wishes!