Coordinators

Directions for being a Coordinator

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You may register online as a Coordinator beginning November 1, 2011. The automatic email you receive after registering will include a link that your student(s) must use to register and submit his/her essay. To complete the entry, you will be notified by email to login and approve your student's essay after it has been submitted by the student.

Helpful guidelines for your students:

Essay Requirements to be reviewed before writing the essay

Essay Requirement Checklist to be reviewed after writing the essay

Example essay for formatting instructions

Some accepted Citation and Bibliography Styles: MLA, Chicago, APA

Who is the Contest Coordinator?

The contest coordinator is the key contact between the students and the United States Institute of Peace. The coordinator may be selected by the student and can be any adult-teacher, parent, youth leader, etc. A Coordinator should register online as a coordinator, help each student write an essay that meets our requirements, and make sure the submission guidelines are followed. Coordinators do not need to contact the Institute to participate. You may register as a Coordinator beginning November 1, 2011.

Coordinator Responsibilities

Ensures that essays are conceived and written by students and represent the students' own thoughts;
Reviews the essay requirements with students before students begin to write their essays and the essay requirement checklist with students after they have completed their essays;
Reviews the essays to ensure that they follow the guidelines, to check for grammatical and typographical errors;
Approves each student application form using our online system to certify that the work is the student's own and that the information regarding the student's eligibility is true;
May coordinate multiple students' (a whole class, for example) submissions.

Helps the student submit the essay according to the entry guidelines.

*If no internet access is available, please email essaycontest@usip.org for information.