UCI Ethics Fellow

The UCI Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality, in conjunction with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, is offering a contest to become a UCI Ethics Fellow.

The award will be given to the best student essay, on a topic to be determined each year. This year, the topic is:

Proposals may be submitted by individual UCI students or by groups of students working as a unit. Proposals must be between five and ten pages, double-spaced, 12 point font, and must be received by Sandra Cushman, Program Manager for the Center, by 5pm on May 1. Email attachments or hard copy proposals are acceptable. The address is: Sandra Cushman, 3151 Social Science Plaza B, zot code 5100 or scushman@uci.edu.

The prize is $1,000 and the opportunity for Ethics Fellows to work as summer interns through the Ethics Center. (This summer, interns will work with the Office of the Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs to implement their proposal.) In the case of group submissions, the monetary prize will be shared; in the rare event that more than one prize is awarded, the monetary prize also will be divided equally among recipients.

All proposals will be judged by members of the Ethics Center. Winners will be announced in May and will receive their award at the Annual Awards Banquet, scheduled for June 8, 2007 at the University Club. For further information, please contact Sandra Cushman or Kristen Monroe, Center Director, at krmonroe@uci.edu.