Write an essay, win up to $500!

First-year engineering students have the exclusive opportunity to write an essay on a topic in Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup for a chance to win up to $500 through the Cooley Writing Contest!

Contest Description:

In his will, the late Dean Mortimer Cooley, a former Dean of the Engineering College, left funds to encourage students to explore non-technical fields to “develop, broaden, and enrich the Engineer’s education.” Dean Cooley’s funds support the Cooley Writing Contest, sponsored for currently enrolled undergraduates in Michigan Engineering.

Eligibility:

1. 1. All engineering undergraduates enrolled for at least one term during the current calendar year are eligible.
   2. A student may not submit a manuscript that has won a previous Cooley award.
   3. Students may not submit collaborations or translations
   4. Entries are limited to one per category
   5. If an entry receives a Cooley Award, the author must agree to indicate in a footnote or otherwise that this manuscript was granted a prize in the Cooley Writing Contest in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, and indicate the year of the award.