The Institute for Culture and Societyresearch center at Humanities and social sciences of the University of Navarra, has launched a competition for essay in social sciences. The award consists of average scholarship to study the Master's Degree in research in Social Sciences (MICS) in the academic year 2017-2018 and 500 euros in cash.

The competition is intended to be a platform for students with an interest in research to develop and share innovative proposals to meet the challenges of today's world at area .

Participants should write a essay on one or more issues that ICS projects are working on:

- Emotions and identity: why do emotions weigh so much in the contemporary world; Emotions, advertising and consumption: what moves us to consume?

- Communication in the public sphere: Are politicians still convincing us? The new political parties and their new rhetoric; Communication & Society digital media: Does the written press have a future?

- Religion and contemporary society: Religion and Civil Society: does religion fit in the public sphere; Is coexistence between religions possible?

- Poverty and development: Policies for the development of poor countries: how to formulate and implement them; Solidarity and justice: proposals for a more equitable distribution of wealth.

- Education yadolescencia: Retos en la Education de los adolescentes del siglo XXI; Adolescents, internet and social networks: risk or opportunity?

- Technology and sustainable development : Advances and challenges in the technified world: what planet will we leave our children?; Public policies for a sustainable development .

A jury composed of representatives of the University of Navarra will evaluate the proposals submitted and will decide on the award during the month of May 2017. A second and third honorary award will also be awarded in case the winner cannot accept the scholarship or does not comply with the requirements of Admissions Office.