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Please note: The 2006 entry deadline has passed

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The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society award young people who demonstrate an in-depth understanding of key issues in international affairs and the global economy.

To enter, you must answer ONE of the following two questions:

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Identify a key global challenge and describe the difference between what world leaders are doing and what you think they are capable of doing to address the problem.

What recommendations would you make to world leaders to stimulate solutions to solve the problem during the next decade?

“The world is flat.” – New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman

In his book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Friedman argues that technology and telecommunications now enable more workers and businesses, no matter where they are located in the world, to partner and compete with each other equally.

What recommendations would you make to world leaders to help their country/region succeed in the global economy of the 21st century?

Submissions can be in any of the following formats.

Written 750-word opinion piece or policy statement .doc, .txt, .rtf, or .pdf file formats 10MB max

Audio 3-minute documentary audio program .mp3 file formats 10MB max

Video 3-minute short documentary or short narrative film .mov or .swf (Flash) file formats 10MB max

Animation 3-minute short animated film or multimedia presentation .swf (Flash) file formats 10MB max

Five winners will receive a $5,000 scholarship prize each and an all-expenses paid trip to New York City to receive your award as part of Asia Society’s Gala Annual Dinner on December 6, 2006. Winning entries will be featured in national press and published on Asia Society websites.

To be eligible to win, you must:

Be actively enrolled in a US high school or equivalent as of Monday, October 23, 2006.

Submit a single entry per person answering one of the above questions by midnight (your local time) on Monday, October 23, 2006.

Submit original work that was created and completed solely by you, with proper crediting of words and ideas that are not your own.

Submit a bibliography of sources you cited or consulted for your entry. For guidelines on proper citation, consult the Modern Language Association (MLA) Handbook or the Chicago Manual of Style.

Submit work that has not been previously recognized in another national competition.

Submit an entry that is no longer than (excluding bibliography):

750 words for written entries

3 minutes for audio, video, or multimedia entries

Submit your entry in the following formats ONLY:

.doc format for written entries - 10MB maximum file size

.mp3 format for audio entries - 10MB maximum file size

.mov or Flash for video entries - 10MB maximum file size

Flash for animation entries - 10MB maximum file size

Agree to the promotional use of your name, likeness, and contest entry by Asia Society, including the posting of the winning entries on Asia Society websites.

Not be the family member of a Goldman Sachs employee, Asia Society employee, or jury member.

The jury members for the 2006 Youth Prize include:

Milton Chen - Executive Director, The George Lucas Educational Foundation

Charlotte Frank - Senior Vice President, McGraw-Hill Education

Lisa Ling - Host, Explorer on National Geographic Channel

SuChin Pak - Correspondent, MTV News

View the criteria the judges will use to rate your entry.