Writing Competition

Writing Competition
Writing Competition

17th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition

Co-sponsored by the American Bar Association, the ELI Writing Competition invites law students to write a 3,000-word paper on a compelling legal topic facing the music industry today. To encourage applications, the GRAMMY Foundation hosts ELI Writing Competition workshops at prominent law schools around the country with the goal of helping students with their essays, for a listing visit http://www.entertainmentlawinitiative.com.

A cash scholarship of $5,000 will be awarded to the author of the winning paper and $1,500 will be awarded to each of four runners-up. Additionally, each winner will receive airfare, hotel accommodations and a ticket to the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards® which will be held at STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.

For complete contest rules, visit http://www.entertainmentlawinitiative.com, for further questions, send an email to loren.fishbein@grammy.com.

DEADLINES: Submissions must be received by Jan. 6, 2015 (1 p.m. ET /10 a.m. PT)

Winners will be announced on Jan. 27, 2015

The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1988 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage.

http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/the-grammy-foundation-announces-17th-annual-entertainment-law