To participate in the Governor-General's Undergraduate Essay Competition, you must currently be an Australian citizen enrolled in an undergraduate degree at an Australian university. If you are eligible to enter, follow these simple steps:
1. Read the questions closely and choose which question you wish to answer. The questions include all the details of what you need to do.
2. Prepare your answer carefully.
3. Fill out the cover sheet provided below and submit it with your essay to CEFA by either of the following two methods:
Email
Registered mail Essay Competition c/o The Executive Director Constitutional Education Fund Australia P.O. Box 64 Sydney, NSW 2001
4. Submissions must be delivered to CEFA's national office in Sydney by Friday, 19 December 2008 at 5.00PM AEST.
5. Finalists will be contacted in 2009 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 in the at the annual Governor General's Award ceremony.
7. Participants not selected for the finals are notified by email.