Win Cash Prizes: Adavize Alao Essay Competition on Privacy and Data
The 6th Adavize Alao Essay Competition on Privacy and Data Protection is open for submissions. Compete in the lawyer or student category and win cash prizes. Submit before 28th September 2024. Keep reading for more details.
The 6th Adavize Alao Essay Competition on privacy and data protection is now accepting submissions.
This competition offers an exciting opportunity for both lawyers and students to explore important topics in data privacy while competing for cash prizes.
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| 📅 Deadline | 28th September, 2024 |
| 🎓 Categories | Lawyer, Student |
| 🎁 Top Prize | ₦550,000 for lawyers, ₦350,000 for students |
| 📝 Topic (Lawyers) | Data Protection Authorities in AI Era |
| 📝 Topic (Students) | Cross-border Data Transfers Policy |
| 🖥️ Submission Format | Microsoft Word, Arial, Font 11 |
| 🔑 Eligibility | Original, unpublished work |
| 📧 Submission | submissions@lawyard.org |
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Topics for the 6th Adavize Alao Essay Competition
The competition has two categories with different topics:
- Lawyer Category: Repositioning Data Protection Authorities in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Nigeria as a case study.
- Student Category: Examining Policy Developments on Cross-border Data Transfers and Digital Trade in Nigeria.
Prizes for the Adavize Alao Essay Competition
Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners in both categories.
Lawyer Category Prizes
- First Place: ₦550,000.
- Second Place: ₦350,000.
- Third Place: ₦200,000.
Student Category Prizes
- First Place: ₦350,000.
- Second Place: ₦250,000.
- Third Place: ₦150,000.
Submission Guidelines
To enter the Adavize Alao Essay Competition, follow these guidelines:
- The first page of the submission should include your full name, year of call, phone number, and email address. For students, state your school of study.
- Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format. Use Arial font, size 11, with 1.5 spacing, and justify the alignment. Use OSCOLA for referencing.
- Submissions must be original, independent, and unpublished. Co-authored essays are not allowed.
- The competition will be judged blind. The judging panel’s decision is final.
- Winning essays may be published on the Lawyard website or in other Lawyard publications.
- Winners may be asked to submit a biographical note about their legal studies and future goals.
- Lawyard reserves the right to publish any selected submissions, including the winning essays, up to 18 months after the competition ends.
- Past winners are not eligible to participate again.
- If you used any AI tools in preparing your essay, this must be disclosed on the first page.
All submissions must be sent by 28th September, 2024 to submissions@lawyard.org.
For more details, visit the Lawyard official competition page.
Submit your essay and stand a chance to win big while contributing to discussions on privacy and data protection.