The Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law announces its 2025 Hartrick Scholar writing competition. All eligible students are invited to participate.
Eligible Students and Topics: Students enrolled in law school anywhere in the world as of December 2024, and seeking a first degree in law, such as a juris doctor, LL.B. or an equivalent, are eligible to submit an article for consideration in the IEL Hartrick Scholar competition. The general subject for this year’s competition is any topic related to energy development. This includes, for example, topics concerning oil and gas law, alternative energy resources, energy regulation, and environmental regulation of the energy industries.
The article can be any work prepared by the student while enrolled in law school and can include prior works prepared for a law journal or a law school course, so long as the submitted version complies with the submission guidelines. The Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee will select one or more outstanding submissions that they deem worthy of recognition.
Submission Guidelines:
- The article must be submitted electronically to the Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee, at the address listed below, on or before March 3, 2025.
- The article should not exceed 8,000 words including footnotes (this approximates 40 double-spaced pages of text and footnotes or 25 printed pages).
- Footnotes should be in Blue Book format and placed at the bottom of the page where the footnoted text appears.
- The article should be submitted in pdf format accompanied by a cover email message that contains the following information: (1) your name; (2) the title of your article; (3) the law school where you are currently enrolled; (4) your year at law school (in 2024-25); (5) your mailing address; (6) your telephone number, preferably cell phone; and (7) your email address.
- The article should NOT contain your name, law school, or any other identifying information.
- The winning paper will be published in the 76th Annual Proceedings of the Institute on Energy Law; therefore, if the article has been published elsewhere, the submission must include permission to publish the article from the original publisher.
Selection of the 2025 Hartrick Scholar: The Hartrick Scholar selected by the Judging Committee will be notified on or before April 15, 2025. The Scholar will receive a $2,500 cash award.
Submit Articles and Questions To:
Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee
ATTN: Vickie Adams
Institute for Energy Law