14/09/2012
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has great
pleasure in announcing the STANDARDS DAY
ESSAY COMPETITION for 2012.
Topic for 2012 – “Less waste, better results
Standards increase efficiency”
Rules for Standards Day Essay Competition
1.The paper must be original and not
previously published.
2.Papers shall be between 1,000 and 1,500
words only (not including notes, tables,
charts, and bibliography, which may not
exceed 3 pages). Longer or shorter papers
will be disqualified.
3.Graphics within the text are encouraged
and can significantly add to the overall
content and appeal of a paper.
4.Papers shall be formatted in 11 point,
Arial, double spaced on 8.5” x 11” paper,
with a margin of 1 inch on all four sides.
5.The first page shall contain only the
title of the paper, name of the student,
contacts, school of student and the number
of words (at TBS the first page will be
removed before printing for submission to
the Judges and each essay will be given
special code on its delivery, this is done
to assure impartiality),.
6.Only one paper may be submitted by each
entrant.
7.Papers shall be submitted in English only
and suitable for publication (assistance
will be offered for final editing before
publication of winning paper), in an
electronic format (preferably in Microsoft
Word) via email to
[email protected]. All
submissions must be received by midnight 1st
October 2012.
The Essay Competition is for Dar es Salaam
Secondary Schools.
MORE INFORMATION
Contact – Mr. Safari Fungo, Project
coordinator; [email protected]
