The Applications are open to apply for the Eur-Asian Border Lab Essay Contest 2025. The Winner will be invited to Tallinn, Estonia, to attend the Lab’s final event at Tallinn University from Oct 8-11, 2025. The Program will cover the Cost of Round Airfare Tickets and Accommodation. The Top Three Essays will be published on the Eur-Asian Border Lab website and Social media. The Essay Contest is open to applicants from around the world. There is no application fee to participate. Estonia is a European Country, and the Eur-Asian Border Lab is led by Tallinn University (TLU) in Tallinn, Estonia. The Essay Contest is on border(ring). The main purpose is to get people thinking and writing about how borders are changing in today’s world. Instead of just lines on a map, borders are becoming more complex. The best Essay writer will get a Fully Funded Trip to Estonia.
Details About Eur-Asian Border Lab Essay Contest 2025
- Host Country: Estonia
- Location: Tallinn University
- Duration: 4 Days
- Program Dates: Oct 8-11, 2025
- Benefits: Fully Funded
- Deadline: 20th May 2025
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Financial Benefits
The Program Covers:
- Round Airfare Tickets
- Accommodation
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Submission Question
Address the following Questions in the Essay:
What is or will be the role of borders in ordering spaces? What could be alternative technical and discursive landscapes of control and power?
Objectives
- Explore this idea of “volumetric borders.” This means looking at how bordering happens not just on land, but also in these other dimensions.
- Think about how these new kinds of borders affect how we organize the world and how power works.
- Imagine new ways of understanding and controlling these spaces, beyond just drawing lines on a map.
Essentially, they want to understand how borders are evolving beyond the traditional idea of territorial lines because of new technologies, climate change, and other global changes.
Requirements
- The Contest is open to all the Nationals.
- Essay Type: Submit an analytical essay.
- Structure: The essay must be structured around a central argument and grounded in theory.
- You can also include:
- Ethnographic vignettes
- Poems
- Photographs
- Drawings
- Cartoons
- Other innovative textual/visual formats
- Goal: Make the content more accessible than a traditional academic article to engage a wider audience in discussions about borders.
- Word Count: The essay should be between 1,200 and 1,500 words (excluding references).
- Originality: All textual and visual materials must be your original, unpublished work.
- Copyright: You must hold the copyright for the use of all submitted materials.
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Submission Requirements
- Create a PDF document containing your essay, any relevant visuals or links (especially for large or multimedia files).
- The filename of the PDF should be the title of your essay, with a maximum of 15 words.
- Do not include your name in the PDF filename, the essay itself, or within any image/visual captions.
- Prepare a separate PDF cover letter that includes:
- Your name.
- Your affiliation.
- The title of your essay.
- A list detailing all submitted materials, such as images, multimedia, or external links.
How to Apply for the Eur-Asian Border Lab Essay Contest 2025?
Please send your essay and all supporting documents (or relevant web links) to: info@borderlab.eu. The Link to the official website is below.
APPLY FOR THE BORDER LAB ESSAY CONTEST 2025
