Scholarship Description

The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), one of the oldest free-market organizations in the United States, is pleased to announce the inaugural Eugene S. Thorpe Award. The Eugene S. Thorpe Award competition is open to writers from around the world, including students, freelance writers, teachers and professors, and business professionals. There is no minimum or maximum age for entrants. Essays with one or two authors are welcomed.

The winner will be awarded $2,000 and have his or her essay published in The Freeman.


Topic:

In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith wrote:

“The division of labor is limited by the extent of the market.”

What light does this shed on the current movement toward globalization?
Are there dangers in having government facilitate it in any affirmative way?


Word Count: Essays must be 2,000–3,000 words

Deadline: 12 midnight (EDT), August 15, 2008

Each submitted essay must be e-mailed as a Microsoft Word document or Adobe PDF attachment to essaycontest@fee.org. The accompanying e-mail must include the entrant’s full name, home address, and phone number only—and no additional text. The name of the writer must not appear anywhere in the attached essay file.

Visit our website for more details: http://www.fee.org


Eugene Stephenson Thorpe (1913–2001) was born in Elroy, Wisconsin, and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in civil engineering. An early critic of FDR and the changes his policies made in the fabric of American life, Mr. Thorpe held core beliefs that included hard work, free trade, small government, and self-reliance. He was a longtime supporter of the Foundation for Economic Education and a devoted reader of The Freeman. His children have fittingly established the Eugene S. Thorpe Award as a tribute to his life and ideas.

Website Address

http://www.fee.org/essaycontest/