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2008-09 Winners Announced
The United States Institute of Peace announced the winners from each state and abroad of the National Peace Essay Contest. Fifty American high school students from around the U.S., and one living in South Korea, have written winning essays. Each student has won a $1,000 college scholarship and an invitation to Washington, D.C. for an all-expense paid, five-day seminar in June.
- Read a news release about the national winners
- See the 2008-2009 essay winners
- Read a news release about the winning essays
- View local press coverage of essay contest winners
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2009 Awards Week in D.C.
June 21 - 26, 2009
This year close to 1,100 students submitted entries to the National Peace Essay Contest while thousands more participated in related writing and other classroom exercises in high schools around the country.
Over the years, more than 1,300 state winners have participated in the Washington Awards Program. Many of these students have gone on to study foreign policy issues in college, or have pursued careers in international affairs.
This year, the U.S. Institute of Peace's National Peace Essay Contest staff has organized an exciting program for the state winners during their week in Washington. Activities include:
- A challenging three-day simulation
- Meetings with knowledgeable speakers such as distinguished foreign policy scholars, practitioners, public officials in Congress, and foreign diplomats
- Visits to historic national memorials and museums
- An awards banquet to honor state winners and to announce national winners.