Call for applications for the IEADP Essay Competition by Université Laval 2026!!
The International Environmental Agreements (IEA) Database Project is the most comprehensive, reliable, and detailed repository of IEAs. Initiated in 2002 by Prof. Ronald Mitchell (University of Oregon) and now maintained at Université Laval, it is widely used by policy-makers and researchers around the world.
They are pleased to announce the inaugural competition for the Ronald Mitchell Prize, awarded to the best student paper using the International Environmental Agreements Database (IEADB) by Université Laval.
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The selection committee is made of four members of the IEADB board:
- Aseem Prakash (University of Washington)
- Jean-Frédéric Morin (Université Laval)
- Jennifer Allan (Cardiff University)
- Ronald Mitchell (University of Oregon)
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- The winner will receive a cash prize of $500 USD.
Eligibilities
The rules of the competition are as follows:
- Papers must use the IEADB website as one of their primary empirical material.
- Papers must be authored by individuals who were students (from undergraduate students to PhD candidates) in 2025. Coauthored papers are allowed, provided the first author is a student.
- Eligible submissions include term papers, master’s theses, thesis chapters, or side projects.
- Papers completed before February 1, 2025, are not eligible.
- Papers may be published or unpublished. Authors retain full copyright over their submissions.
- Papers must have between 5,000 and 12,000 words, including references. Authors are welcome to include supplementary material, such as appendices or coding scripts that exceed the word limit.
- Papers written in languages other than English must be accompanied by an English translation.
- Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, rigor, integrity, and depth.
Application Process
- Papers must be submitted (with an attestation that the first author is a student) via email to [email protected] by February 1, 2026.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2026
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