Deadline: October 21, 2019

NEW YORK(TIP): Funded by an endowment from the Chynn Family Foundation, this annual award  is intended to promote and stimulate thinking by college students at CUNY about the topic of ethics, morality, and virtuous behavior in their lives. Students are asked to submit a 1000 to 1500 word essay based on one of eleven virtues and to incorporate the following:

Tell us about your own experience in practicing the Virtue you have chosen to write about and what personal reward or satisfaction have you gained from it.

Why do you think the Virtue that you chose was an important one to practice in your life?

What obstacles did you encounter in practicing this particular Virtue and how did you, or do you, still strive to overcome difficulties?

Top three essays will be awarded the following prizes:

Best Essay ($1,000)

First Runner-up ($300)

Second Runner-up ($200)

For more information: www.aaari.info