Pritikin Award
Pritikin Award
The Theodore M. Pritikin Memorial Fund was established to honor Theodore Pritikin, a bright and gifted alumnus who founded the UC Davis Journal of International Law & Policy (JILP). The Fund provides an annual prize for a student writing competition sponsored by the Journal. JILP awards the prize to a student who submits a previously unpublished paper that makes the most significant contribution to legal knowledge in the realm of international law and policy.
CONTACT/QUESTIONS:
Information for the 2025 Pritikin Award Writing Contest
Please scan the QR code to access and fill out the submission form. Please submit entries as a PDF without any identifying information.

Prize amount: $500 scholarship, and will be published in the next volume of the Journal.
Deadline for submission: 11:59 PM on Saturday, May 14, 2025
If you have any questions or concerns, please email ajwillis@ucdavis.edu
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY:
- Entries must be previously unpublished, original works.
- Entries must be written by King Hall students (includes LL.M students and JD students).
- Entries must be approximately 20 to 30 pages, double spaced, in 12-point font with 1" margins on all sides, on 8.5 x 11" paper, including footnotes/endnotes.
- All citations must conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
MAIN EVALUATION GUIDELINE:
The prize will be awarded to a student who submits a previously unpublished paper that makes the most significant contribution to legal knowledge in the realm of international law & policy. All submissions will be evaluated by a faculty panel based on originality, contribution to legal knowledge, timeliness, strength of writing, and analytical depth.