To participate in the Governor-General's Undergraduate Essay Competition, you must be an Australian citizen enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an Australian university for all or part of 2011. This includes final year honours students, LLB and JD students. If you are eligible to enter, follow these simple steps:

1. Read the questions closely and choose the one you wish to answer in 2500 words or less.

2. Prepare your answer carefully. Follow this formatting:

-  12 point Times New Roman font
-  Double-spacing
-  PDF, Microsoft Word, Works or Word Perfect document only
-  Do NOT put your name anywhere on your entry. (Your name should only appear on the cover sheet for entry details - not on your essay).

3. Fill out the cover sheet and submit it with your essay to CEFA by either of the following two methods:

Email
  

Registered mail
   Essay Competition
   Constitution Education Fund Australia
   P.O. Box 64
   Sydney, NSW 2001

4. The closing date for the 2011 Competition is Friday, 30th December 2011, 5:00pm AEST.

5. Finalists will be contacted in 2012 and may be required to appear before the judging panel in to answer questions about their written answer and a supplementary question (for which a written answer is not required). Interviews may be conducted by telephone link. 

6. Winners are announced by press release following the Judging Final. Awards are presented at the annual Governor-General's Award ceremony. 

7. Participants not selected for the finals are notified by email.