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The format should be double spaced, using 12 pitch, in APA or any comparable style on 8.5 by 11 inch 'letter' paper with 1" margins. Each page should be clearly identified with the essay title and page# of total # of pages. The cover sheet should also specify the student's name, e-mail address, school, grade at time of submission, teacher's name and contact information. The submission should be made electronically, using a Microsoft word file. Contestants should be aware that submissions may be tested for originality.
We have chosen timely and progressive topics that can be connected to the Ontario high school curriculum, in the hope that high school teachers will embrace this contest and incorporate it into their regular teaching. In this event, a large number of entries would be generated, and teachers would be of great assistance in the preliminary round of evaluations by submitting their three best essays to the Chemistry Department by March 22, 2010 (a date chosen with March Break in mind). Submit essays electronically to essaycontest@chem.utoronto.ca.
A maximum of 36 winners will be chosen by a Departmental panel of chemists. Student authors of winning essays and their chemistry mentors will be recognized in the following ways:
The CHEMISTRY SCHOLAR AWARD consisting of
- a certificate, prize money (ranging in value from $100 to $300)
- a celebration luncheon where the award will be presented,
- and an appearance on Breakfast television
will be given in recognition of best essays written by high school students registered in Ontario schools.
Eligibility - Although the topics are geared to the grades 11 and 12 curricula, any Ontario student of high school age or younger who has not taken courses at the higher education level, is eligible.
The CHEMISTRY MENTOR AWARD, consisting of a certificate, a celebration luncheon where the award will be presented, and an appearance on Breakfast television will be given in recognition of Chemistry teachers of winning students.
LUNCH WITH A LAUREATE will be held on Friday, May 7, 2010 on the St. George campus of the University of Toronto, where award winners will have the opportunity to engage in conversation with the speakers over lunch.