Blackrock, in association with the National Association of Corporate Directors is sponsoring a paper competition which is open to undergraduates, graduates, PhDs and faculty from any university. They are inviting papers which look at the relationship between investors and public companies. The winners of the competition will be invited to present their work in New York at the NACD Spring Forum in 2013. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2012. For further details please see the above link and the below attachment, or E-Mail: corporategovernance@blackrock.com. 

BlackRock&NACD.pdf