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Apply for this year's John Grant Essay Competition in Bioethics!

The Loyola University Chicago Bioethics Minor Program Announces the Spring 2025 John F. Grant, MD Essay Competition for Students Studying Health Care Ethics

Papers on any topic in health care ethics or bioethics are welcome!

1st prize of $500

2nd prize of $250

Submissions should be no longer than 2400 words.

Deadline for submission is Friday, April 11, 2025.

Eligibility: The essay must have been written for a bioethics course at Loyola University Chicago in 2024 or 2025. It may be submitted in a revised form, if desired. Once submitted, however, no further revisions are allowed. Previous submissions will not be considered.

To Enter: submit an entry following the instructions below by 5:00 p.m. on April 11, 2025 by email to Jennifer Parks (jparks1@luc.edu):

Limit of one entry per student. Papers with multiple authors are not allowed. * Entries must be typed, double-spaced, in 12 pt., Times New Roman, with standard margins. * The word limit is 2400 words (approximately ten pages). * The title, a fictitious name, the page number and total pages (e.g., page 3 of 7) should appear on every page. * The paper should not contain any information that would uniquely identify the author or that would indicate for which course or professor the paper was originally written. * Each applicant must submit an application form with the manuscript. The application form is attached to this email. * All essays must adhere to LUC’s Academic Integrity Policy. AI use is prohibited. * Although this competition is distinct from the Philosophy Department Essay Award, submissions may not win in more than one competition.

Congratulations, Ethics Bowl Team!

On Saturday, November 16, Loyola's Ethics Bowl team competed at the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl at the University of Chicago. Loyola's team finished in the top 4 out of 20 teams and earned a bid to the national competition. The National Ethics Bowl Competition will be held February 20-23 in Norfolk, Virginia where Loyola will compete against 31 other winning teams from around the country.

For more information about Ethics Bowl, please contact Dr. Jennifer Parks at jparks1@luc.edu

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