IASF gratefully acknowledges Dr. Darshan S. Bhatia of Atlanta, Ga. for providing funding for this competition. Must be a full time student in an accredited institution in the U.S.A. during the 2000-01 academic year.
Students can be in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral or post doctoral studies.
The competition is open to all students, independent of ethnic origin. The contestant should include a statement that the essay is the authors own work. The statement should be signed by the contestant and the students faculty advisor or a school official. The name or any other identifying information about the contestant should not appear in the body of the essay or any place other than the cover page. Three copies of the essay should be submitted.