BICS Essay Contest
Life After Death Essay Contest Runners-Up
There was a very high standard shown in a large number of essays that did not quite achieve the threshold for the top three winners. The impartial judges came to their decision without any influence from the outside and this decision was a very difficult one that culminated in almost five months of very intense discussions, debate and extensive dialog.
![Julie Beischel](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Julie_Beischel-300x300.jpg)
![Steven Braude](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Steven_Braudecrop-300x300.jpg)
![Bernardo Kastrup](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bernardo_Kastrup-300x300.jpg)
Bernardo Kastrup, Ph.D.
$50,000
![Elizabeth Krohn](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Elizabeth_Krohn-300x300.jpg)
![Jeffrey Long](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Jeffrey_Long-300x300.jpg)
Jeffrey Long, M.D.
$50,000
![Sharon Rawlette](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Sharon_Rawlette-300x300.jpg)
Sharon Rawlette, Ph.D.
$50,000
![Raphael Casseb](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Raphael_Casseb-300x300.jpg)
Alexandre Rocha, Ph.D.,
$50,000
Marina Weiler, Ph.D.,
Raphael Casseb, Ph.D.
![Nicolas Rouleau](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Nicolas_Rouleau-300x300.jpg)
Nicolas Rouleau, Ph.D.
$50,000
![David Rousseau](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/David_Rousseau-300x300.jpg)
David Rousseau, Ph.D.,
$50,000
Julie Billingham, B.Sc.
![Michael Tymn](https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Michael_Tymn-300x300.jpg)
$
Prize Money