Graduate Student Grand Challenge Competition

The National Academy of Public Administration is partnering with the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration to give graduate students the opportunity to propose solutions to one of the 12 Grand Challenges.

Over the next decade, all sectors of society must work together to address the critical issues of protecting and advancing democracy, strengthening social and economic development, ensuring environmental sustainability, and managing technological changes. The Academy’s 12 Grand Challenges offer an agenda for action that can drive solutions.

Graduate students are invited to submit a policy memo recommending an action the next US Presidential Administration (whether newly elected or reelected) should take to address a critical issue related to the Grand Challenge of their choice.

Requirements:

• Memos should be no more than 1,500 words maximum.

• Contestants must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university graduate program or above.

• The submission period closes September 27, 2024.

• All entries must be the original work of the contestant.

• Previously published works do not qualify for this competition.

• Entries should only focus on one Grand Challenge.

• AI-Generated or Assisted Texts are not eligible.

To learn more and submit a memo, visit https://napawash.org/pioneering-solutions-student-grand-challenge-memo-competition

The Student Grand Challenge Memo Competition is part of the Academy's Election 2024 Project, which aims to highlight the critical value of good government and its importance in safeguarding Democracy.