• About the Essay Competitions
• Competition Rules
• 2019 Coordinators
• 2019 Judges
• SECDEF National Strategy Essay Competition
• CJCS National Defense and Military Strategy Essay Competition

March 27, 2020:
Coordinators provide names of judges to NDU Press

April 24, 2020:
Deadline for schools to submit nominated papers to NDU Press

May 8, 2020:
Judges report first-round scores to NDU Press

May 14-15, 2020:
Judges attend final-round conference at NDU

Jeff Smotherman
Managing Editor
202-685-4377
smothermanj@ndu.edu

Are you a Professional Military Education (PME) student? Imagine your winning essay appearing in a future issue of Joint Force Quarterly and a chance to catch the ear of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) on an important national security issue. Recognition by peers await the winners.

Who's Eligible: Students at the PME colleges, schools, and other educational programs, including Service research fellows and international students.

What: Research and write an original, unclassified essay in one (or more) various categories.

When: Essays may be written during the 2019–2020 academic year. Colleges are responsible for running their own internal competitions to select nominees, and must meet these deadlines:

• April 24, 2020: Colleges submit nominated essays to NDU Press for first-round judging
• May 14-15, 2020: Final-round judging and selection of winners

For complete information and competition rules, see your college’s essay coordinator or go to:

• SECDEF National Strategy Essay Competition
• CJCS National Defense and Military Strategy Essay Competition