$10,000 tuition scholarship; Two $2,500 tuition scholarships
RECORDING ACADEMY ENTERTAINMENT LAW INITIATIVE®
The 24th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Contest
OFFICIAL RULES
Thank you for requesting information about the Recording Academy® (“Sponsor”) Entertainment Law Initiative (“ELI”) Writing Contest (“Contest”). In its 24th year, ELI promotes discussion and debate on the most compelling legal issues facing the music industry today. The initiative also promotes future careers in entertainment law by seeking out the nation's top law students and giving them invaluable networking and educational opportunities.
The writing contest challenges students to identify, research, and write an essay with a proposed solution on a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry. A national panel of music law experts will judge the papers in a blind process and select one winner and two runners-up.
The scholarship is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association (“ABA”).
IMPORTANT DATES
Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents (to be defined below) must be submitted via email to eli_submissions@recordingacademy.com on or before January 4, 2022 at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST). Winner and Runners-Up will be notified on or before January 14, 2022 by email, phone and/or express mail.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
One Microsoft Word Document including:
- Completed essay manuscript;
- Complete contact info including entrant’s phone, email, while-in-school mailing address, secondary/home mailing address (if different), law school name, enrolled program (JD, LLM or joint JD/LLM), and year (1L, 2L, etc.);
- Microsoft Word document with naming convention “lastname.firstname_ELI2022submission”
- Submit to eli_submissions@recordingacademy.com on or before January 4, 2022 at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST).