8.    Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

Ayn Rand Institute

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

4640 Admiralty Way,

Suite 406,

Marina del Ray, Ca

90292

Email: essay@aynrand.org

http://www.aynard.org/contests/atlas.html

Is this scholarship right for me?

This contest is open to all undergraduate students, enrolled in a full time college

or university program. To enter students must read the novel “Atlas Shrugged”

and write an essay on a selected topic (see website for possible topics). Essays

are judged for style and content, and an outstanding grasp of the philosophical

meaning of the book.

Requirements:

Applicants must submit an essay (1000-1200 words, typed and double spaced),

and a cover sheet including their name, address, email address, name and

address of entrant’s university, the topic selected, and their major.

Deadline: Postmarked no later than Sept 16, 2002