The inaugural Applebaum Prize will be awarded in spring 2008 to a Yale College senior for an outstanding essay based on research done in the collections of the University Library's Government Documents & Information Center. The prize is an award of $500.

The prize was established by the daughters of Harvey M. Applebaum, class of 1959, in honor of his 70th birthday. Mr. Applebaum is a senior counsel, specializing in international trade and antitrust law, with the Washington firm of Covington & Burling LLP and a lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is a past Chairman of the Association of Yale Alumni and the Yale Alumni Magazine board.

The Government Documents & Information Center is a depository library for materials from the United States and Canadian federal governments, the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the European Union. Its rich collections support research in a wide range of subjects, including international relations, public policy, economics, trade, agriculture, environmental studies, public health, and much more.

Nominations will be accepted from faculty advisors. Students may also nominate themselves. For more information, contact Julie Linden at (203) 432-3310 or julie.linden@yale.edu.