Dementia Essay

Dementia Essay

Are you a student interested in dementia care?  Would you like to win $2,000 for an essay?

Australia’s first National Dementia Essay Competition will be launched in September during Dementia Awareness Month, encouraging more university students to consider dementia care as a career choice.  The competition is being run by the Dementia Training Study Centres (DTSC), with support from Alzheimer’s Australia and the Australian Journal of Dementia Care (AJDC).

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

All 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students enrolled in an Australian university

PRIZES:

First prize of $2,000, second prize $1,000 and third prize of $500 awarded in both 2nd and 3rd year streams.
Plus…the first 100 essay submissions will receive a one year subscription to the Australian Journal of Dementia Care.
There will be an additional prize of $500 for the ELERA Essay Award in Dementia Care Nursing, given by anonymous donors.

ESSAY TOPIC:

How can your discipline contribute to creating a dementia-friendly nation? Maximum length 2,500 words.

JUDGING CRITERIA:

Please click here (as pdf file - 65 Kb).

SUBMISSION DATES:

Strictly 1 September 2015 – 30 September 2015 only.  To be eligible you must submit your essay  with a completed application form to .

APPLICATION FORM:

To access application form please click HERE.

To view the competition’s full terms and conditions please click here (as pdf file – 111 Kb).
For all further information please email