Submission Guidance

Who is eligible to apply?

Young people (20-35) in the CEE region with a first cycle (bachelor’s) degree or higher. Members of the Jury or their family members are not eligible to apply. Each applicant can make one submission only.

How to apply?

By June 30, 2024 you must submit your application by uploading the required documents from here: 

• • the text of the essay (in PDF or Microsoft Word),

  • an updated CV (Europass format),

  • a letter explaining why you wrote the text and anything else about yourself which you think might be relevant to the prize (not more than 2000 words).

If you encounter any problem with the upload function, you may submit your application by sending the required documents by email to fass@pust.it

You should also receive an e-mail confirmation of the arrival of the text within 5 working days of submission. If, for some reason you do not, please contact fass@pust.it. 

The FASS is not responsible for responding to any entrants who provide unclear or incomplete details or for submissions that are lost or misdirected before they arrive.

All entries must be in English, although bibliographies and footnotes may contain references to materials in other languages (which would indeed be an advantage).

Who makes the decision?

The decision will be made by an international commission of 3 CST experts from Rome and from the CEE region.

How will the entries be judged?

The entries will be judged using anonymised versions of the submissions.

The judging criteria will include the following, but may be expanded if the jury sees that this is appropriate given the submissions:

• Originality of the argument

• Strength and depth of analysis

• Importance of the question considered

• Quality of the text

• Distinctiveness of the voice, both rigorous in argument and accessible to a wider audience

• Background and motivation of the author (from the CV and the Letter of Motivation)

The jury’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into or challenge to the decision considered.

If the jury considers that no submission is worthy of receiving the CREATE prize, it reserves the right not to award the prize. 

Originality of writing and ideas

Only texts that are unpublished or have not been submitted for publication elsewhere at the time of their submission for the prize will be considered. Candidates will be required to declare that the text they submit is not published or is not in the process of publication. 

Copyright

Winners of the competition and the authors of those essays that have been selected for publication will be asked to sign an agreement passing the copyright for the contribution to our Institution in order for us to publish it.

Deadlines

• June 30, 2024 : submission of the application

• July 15, 2024 : evaluation of the essay and official communication of the results

• September 1, 2024 : candidates will need to have accepted the Prize

• November, 2024 : event in Rome