Position Paper Submission
Note: You MUST submit a position paper to be eligible for the research award!
Submission Deadline: November 6th, 2025
Paper Guidelines:
Each paper should be in Times New Roman, 12-point font. The paper may be up to 2 pages long (excluding works cited), single-spaced.
Begin with a proper heading, labeled as follows in the top right corner.
Committee:
Topic:
Country:
Include the following four sections (& subsections*). Please clearly label the sections as the following:
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Topic Background
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Historical background
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Current situation
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Key issues
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Past UN Action (doesn’t need to be included for crisis committees)
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Country/Character Policy
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Proposed Solutions (for crisis, use this section to explain your crisis arc)
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Proposal
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Anticipated opposition
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Defense for anticipated opposition
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*subsections need not be explicitly labeled, but paragraphs should clearly address these topics.
Rubric:
