Word reaches me that entries are being sought for the Electoral Reform Society's annual Thomas Hare Essay Competition, which is open to anyone in full-time education and carries a prize of £1,000 for the winner, whose essay will be published by the ERS.
Full details of how to enter are available online, but essentially you need to write a 3,000-word essay on one of four topics, all of which relate to democracy and political engagement, and submit it by March 30th. Get writing!