Last year, CQ started the QRP Assisted category for their WPX contest. You can get the rules and other information here:
http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm2014 CQ WPX Contest Dates:
SSB: March 29-30, 2014
CW: May 24-25, 2014
Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday, Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday
The Explorers Radio Club will be sponsoring both the SSB and CW plaques for 2014. Assisted is a great way to get going with CW contesting.
There are some big guns that run QRP unassisted, but I am hoping assisted mode will get those with more modest stations going, as well as, get those working on CW skills confidence to contest.
-Doug, NA1DX, President of the Explorers Radio Club