The First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research together with the Global Forum
for Health Research and The Lancet announce an essay competition for the under-30s on the theme
Health systems research: towards universal coverage

Eligibility
Authors must have been born on or after 1 January 1980.
Authors must meet at least one of the following criteria:
– have a master’s degree in health or a health-related field
– be enrolled in a doctoral-level programme in health or a health-related field
– have at least two years’ work or research experience in public health or development.

Submission and selection criteria

• · Each author may submit one essay only.
• · Essays must not have been previously published.
• · Entries should be individual (i.e., the work of a single author).
• · They should not exceed 1500 words (excluding title and references).
• · Essays may be written in English or French.

Timeline

• · The deadline for receipt of entries is 17 May 2010.
• · A shortlist will be announced by the end of June.
• · Shortlisted authors will be asked to provide a print-quality photograph of themselves and to confirm
• original authorship, date of birth and other eligibility criteria.
• · The winners will be notified during August 2010.

Prizes

• · A selection of shortlisted essays will be published in an anthology as well as on the Global Forum and
• Lancet websites. The publication will be launched on the occasion of the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research.
• · Winners will be invited to take part (with all expenses paid) in the Symposium, which will take place in
• Montreux, Switzerland, from 16 to 19 November 2010.

For full details including details on Symposium themes, selection criteria, submission form and instructions,
see www.hsr-symposium.org

(Thank you Ndosi for sharing this opportunity)