Theme
Perspectives on Life Insurance
Submission Deadline
Sept 7, 2022, at 1:00 p.m
Theme
Perspectives on Life Insurance
We welcome a broad spectrum of viewpoints and invite submissions, not only from international students majoring in business, management or finance but also from students unfamiliar with insurance but interested in challenging themselves and bringing their original ideas and diverse cultural backgrounds to bear on the role of life insurance in today’s society
Submission Deadline
Sept 7, 2022, at 1:00 p.m
APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY
1. The contest is open to an International student currently living and studying in Japan. Your status of residence is 留学 (RYUGAKU) and you are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a Japanese university (大学・大学院/DAIGAKU, DAIGAKUIN).
2. As a general rule, you must be a national of a country or region that is deemed to be in need of FALIA’s guidance. Please refer to the list of the countries or regions which we have accepted in the past.
If your country or region is not on the list, please inquire us directly.
3. You must still be with the university when we hold the awards ceremony, which you must also be able to attend. (The awards ceremony is scheduled in the beginning of 2023)
GUIDELINES
1. The essay must be written in English or Japanese.
2. The essay must be original and unpublished.
3. Co-authored essays will be accepted, but each member must satisfy the applicant eligibility requirements explained above. If selected, the co-authors will share the prize.
4. Only one entry per student or per one co-author team per year.
5. The essay must not exceed 5000 words in English, or 12000 characters in Japanese.
6. Each essay must follow the guidelines as below. A sample essay format is available for your reference.
- The first page must include the essay title, author’s name, name of university, and the total number of words/characters.
- The second page must be an abstract of the essay.
- The second and subsequent pages must not include the author’s name and any other information which can be used to identify the author.
7. An application form must be sent with the essay. (Word file only)
8. When quoting others, please be sure to properly acknowledge the source. (For more details, please refer to the FAQ section on our website.) Your essay should be plagiarism free. If unequivocal plagiarism is detected, your essay will be rejected and, if applicable, you will be required to reimburse the prize.
9. The copyright for all essays entered will be assigned to our foundation.
10. We may publish winning essays, including details about the authors (name, nationality, university) on our website or by some other method.
SELECTION COMMITTEE
【Chair】
Professor Takau Yoneyama
Tokyo Keizai University
【Committee members】
Professor Haruko Amano
Japan Women’s University
Associate Professor Jin Abe
Hitotsubashi University
Professor Motokazu Ishizaka
Chuo University
* in alphabetical order
EVALUATION CRITERIA
・Structure(Format/Style)
-Clarity of theme and/or research topic
-Structural development and validity of conclusion
-Analytical strength
-Use of appropriate methodology/approach
-Logic and reasoning
・Contents
-Originality
-Academic integrity (no plagiarism)
-Intangibles (e.g., societal relevance)
・Technical
-Citations and referencing
-Readability and presentation (clarity of expression & word choice; language mechanics)
*Candidates may be interviewed for evaluation purposes.
COMMUNICATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT
Prize winners will be informed directly in December 2022 and publicly announced on our website after the award ceremony in the beginning of 2023.
*Click here to view ""The online awards ceremony in 2021""
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1.The personal information provided to us by the applicants via this competition will be used in accordance with FALIA’s privacy policy. For more details on FALIA’s privacy policy, please visit our website.
2.For the awards ceremony, we will cover the transportation expenses in Japan.
Submission process
Step1
Decide on a theme
Collect information and data on themes such as: What is life insurance? What is the life insurance situation like in your country and around the world? What has been your own family’s involvement with life insurance? Decide on a theme from among these regarding what you would like to write about that is relevant to life insurance.
The “FALIA Essay Competition 2021 Prize Winner Announcement,” which lists the titles of past prize-winning essays, and “Tips for Essay Writing” have been uploaded to FALIA's homepage.
Step2
Write your essay
Summarize your own ideas and assertions in a logical manner based on the information and data you collected. It would be best to employ the techniques you learned at university, such as statistical analysis techniques.
Please refer to the contents of the “Review by the Judging Committee Chair” as well.
According to questionnaires of past winners, many of them took between about two weeks to two months to write their essays.
If there is anything you are unsure of, please inquire directly with us via the inquiry form at the bottom of the page, or with the person in charge of the essay competition (essay@falia.jp)
Step3
Submit your essay via the submission form
You can submit your essay by filling out the required fields on the submission form (scheduled to go live by the end of May, 2022) and attaching your essay as a Word file.
Step2
Write your essay
Summarize your own ideas and assertions in a logical manner based on the information and data you collected. It would be best to employ the techniques you learned at university, such as statistical analysis techniques.
Please refer to the contents of the “Review by the Judging Committee Chair” as well.
According to questionnaires of past winners, many of them took between about two weeks to two months to write their essays.
If there is anything you are unsure of, please inquire directly with us via the inquiry form at the bottom of the page, or with the person in charge of the essay competition (essay@falia.jp)
Prize winner's Voice
Inquiries
Please inquire with the point of inquiry below or via our inquiry form if there is anything you are unclear of or if you have any questions concerning the FALIA Essay Competition.