Prize: 1st place will recieve $500 cash prize, a certificate and materials donated by the Historica Foundation

Application Rules:

Submissions will be considered from students between ages 14 to 18 (as at January 31, 2008) and in all disciplines.

Entries must be in by January 31, 2008; the winner will be announced in the spring of 2008.

Each entry must include two clean copies of a typed essay of 500-1000 words, and a cover sheet including the student's name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and date of birth. Entries will be accepted in English and French.

Entries may be submitted by e-mail to: info@clmf.org, as a single attachment only, not as text in the body of an e-mail message. Attachment must include cover page, and two copies of the essay, in one Microsoft Word document.

Entries may also be submitted by mail to: Canadian Landmine Foundation/La Fondation des mines terrestres du Canada, 1623 rue Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2A1. Mail must include a cover page, and two copies of the essay.

Failure to follow these rules may lead to disqualification from contest.

Entries will be judged on originality, expression of ideas, presentation, and understanding of what constitutes a peacemaker.

All entries become the property of The Canadian Landmine Foundation. In addition to receiving cash and prizes, the winner may have their essay published in Canadian Landmine Foundation periodicals.