The Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) and Law Students for Climate Accountability
(LSCA) are pleased to announce a call for submissions for the second annual Student
Prize for Emerging Theories of Climate Accountability, to be awarded to an original
academic paper written by a current law or graduate student describing a new or
emerging legal theory related to climate change and corporate accountability.
The winning paper, as decided by a panel of legal experts, will be awarded a $2,000 cash
prize and published in a law journal to be announced. Three honorable mentions will also
be awarded. The deadline for submissions is April 19, 2024.
To enter, please submit your paper to studentprize@climateintegrity.org no later than
midnight Eastern Time on April 19, 2024.
Note: Students are encouraged to email the judges at any point before the submission
deadline to ask questions, seek clarifications, and discuss their paper.
Submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter verifying the author’s current law or
graduate school enrollment, and authorizing publication on CCI’s website and in a legal
publication to be determined by CCI and LSCA.
● Papers should be between 4,500 and 10,000 words in length.
● Submission files should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document and the
file should be titled “StudentPrize_[LAST NAME]_[TITLE].”
● The text of the document should be in double-spaced Times New Roman
12-point font with 1-inch margins.
● Footnotes should be single-spaced 10-point Times New Roman font.
● Submissions must include a footer with the title and page number.