Searching for Essay Writing Competitions for School Students 2024? Check out the list of 7 Essay Writing Competitions for School Students 2024 below:
List of 7 Essay Writing Competitions for School Students 2024
1. Essay Contest 2024 by Competition Success Review Magazine [Ages 19-30; Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 23k]: Submit by Sep 10
Competition Success Review, often abbreviated as CSR, is a general knowledge magazine in India aimed at students who wish to appear for Union Public Service Commission exams. Its content includes general knowledge with a focus on Indian current events, tips for college interviews, interviews with IAS high rankers, interview and GD tips and sample question papers for different competitive examinations. It was first published in 1964 as a pull-out supplement.
- Topics:
- Organic Farming.
- e-Learning.
- A Journey of A Thousand Miles Begins With A Single Step.
- Knowledge is Power.
- Eligibility: From 19 years to 30 years.
- Fee: No Entry Fee
- Submission: Interested participants can submit online via email: contests[at]competitionreview[dot]in.
- Deadline: The last date of submission is September 10, 2024.
2. Write-a-Thon 8th Essay Writing Competition by iP4Kids [Free; Online; Exciting Prizes]: Submit by August 29
On the occasion of National Sports Day, S.S. Rana & Co. through our CSR initiative, IP4Kids is organizing Write-a-Thon- 8th Annual Writing Competition. The Essay Competition offers an opportunity to young minds to assess & pen down the immense role that sports plays in the legal regime and explore the various legal avenues where Sports as a subject has significantly emerged in the recent past.
- Eligibility: The competition is open for school and college students only.
- Topics: For School Students – Category A
- Gender Pay gap in Sports
- Role of coaches and Teachers on Sports Day
- The importance of Teamwork in Sports
- Ambush Marketing in Sports Industry
- Submission: The participant should submit the write-up in Word file format only on our IP4Kids platform/ website on the email address i.e.info[at]ip4kids[dot]in .
- Awards: Awards will be given to the top three entries received from Schools and Colleges respectively.
- The deadline for submissions of essays is August 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM IST.
3. ICU Global Youth Essay Competition 2024 [Ages 14-18; Attractive Prizes including Two Round-Trip Tickets to Japan]: Submit by Oct 9
International Christian University (ICU) and Japan ICU Foundation invite youths from around the world to share their views on how to make society better. Each year, essay topics are selected in the areas of human rights and current events. For 2024, the application is open from August 9 to October 9. Apply to win great prizes, including the top prize of two round-trip tickets to Japan!
- Eligibility: Applicants must be aged 14-18 as of October 9, 2024 (inclusive) and must currently reside outside of Japan. University/college students as of October 9, 2024 are ineligible to apply.
- Fee: Free
- Prizes:
- Top Prize ( 1 winner ): Two round-trip airline tickets to Tokyo in the summer of 2025 for the winner and a guardian. A visit to ICU will be incorporated into the trip. In lieu of the airline tickets, the top prize winner has the option of receiving 100,000 yen.
- Second Prize ( 1 winner ): 50,000 yen gift card.
- Third Prize ( 10 winners ): A copy of the “Illustrated Universal Declaration of Human Rights in French, English, and Japanese” translated by ICU students.
- Special Prize (1 winner) for those who have not been educated in English for more than 1 year: same as 3rd prize.
- Submission: Interested participants can submit online via this link.
- The last date of submission is October 9, 2024.
Click here to view the official notification of ICU Global Youth Essay Competition 2024.
4. Student Essay Contest on Mathematics by AWM and Math for America [Free; Online; Exciting Prizes]: Submit by February 2025
To increase awareness of women’s ongoing contributions to the mathematical sciences, the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and Math for America co-sponsor an essay contest for biographies of contemporary women mathematicians and statisticians in academic, industrial, and government careers. The essays will be based primarily on an interview with a woman currently working in or retired from a mathematical sciences career. Participation is open to middle school, high school, and undergraduate students.
- Eligibility: This essay contest is open to students in the following categories:
- Grades 6 – 8
- Grades 9 – 12
- Undergraduate
- Awards:
- There is one First Place Winner in each category (Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and Undergraduate) and a Grand Prize Winner chosen from among those three First Place Winners. There are also typically 0-3 Honorable Mentions in each category.
- The winners (including honorable mentions) receive a monetary prize, a membership in the Association for Women in Mathematics, a certificate, and their name and affiliation published in the Newsletter for the AWM. In addition, all of the essays are published online and the Grand Prize winner‘s essay is published in the AWM Newsletter
- Deadline: The deadline for submission is February, 2025.
5. Heartfulness Essay Contest 2024 by Shri Ram Chandra Mission [Ages 14-25; Attractive Prizes]: Submit by August 30
Through the Heartfulness Essay Event, participants are invited to tap into their inner space, tune in to the soft voice of the heart that never fails to guide and inspire, and express in words their experiences related to the theme of this year’s Event.
Participants may write their essays in any ONE of the following languages: English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.
- Eligibility & Topics:
- Category 1 [Ages 14-18 years]: Word Limit 500: Topic: “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
- Category 2 [Ages 19-25 years]: Word Limit 750: Topic: “Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before.” – Elizabeth Edwards.
- Fee: There is no charge for participation.
- Prizes: Winners and Runners-Up: Trophy and certificate in each of the 12 authorized languages for both categories.
- Submission: The scanned copy of the essay (Max size 3 MB) must be uploaded on the Heartfulness website via this link.
- Deadline: Last date for submission is August 30, 2024.
Click here to see the official notification link for Heartfulness Essay Event 2024.
6. Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest by Ayn Rand Institute [Free; Prizes Worth Rs. 25L+]: Submit by September 20
For nearly four decades, the Ayn Rand Institute has hosted annual student essay contests on Ayn Rand’s novels. These contests encourage students to seriously engage with Rand’s ideas through reflection on her profound and influential novels. Students who participate will need to read the book they have selected carefully, grapple with its complex themes, and push the boundaries of their writing ability. By doing so, we hope students will achieve a deeper appreciation for Rand’s literary works and develop a curiosity for the philosophy that underlies them.
- Eligibility: The contest is open to middle and high school students worldwide, aged 13 and older. Students can enter by submitting an essay based on the provided prompt related to Ayn Rand’s novel, “The Atlas Shrugged.”
- Fee: The participation is Free.
- Deadline: Entry Deadline for Fall Prompt: September 20, 2024
- Submission: Interested participants can register through this link.
- Prizes: The total prize amount is worth Rs. 25L+ / $31000.
Click here for the official notification of the Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest.
7. Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024-25 [Win 100% Scholarship to Study Abroad]: Submit by Sep 12
The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students aged 13-18 to submit essay responses to a question of their choice relating to a subject of interest. There are over twenty questions to choose from which can be found in the full Essay Competition Guide.
- Topics: Click here to view a list of essay topics.
- Eligibility: The Immerse Education Essay Competition is open to students worldwide of all nationalities. You must be aged between 13-18 during your chosen programme.
- Submission: Interested students can submit their entries online via this link.
- Prizes:
- 1st Place: 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship. Take a look at previous essay competition winners here.
- Runners Up: Runners Up will be awarded partial scholarships of up to 50% to study their chosen subject with Immerse. The number of runners-up will be determined by the number of entries received and the quality of the work submitted. Usually, around 7% of entrants receive scholarship funding to attend an Immerse Programme.
- Competition Closes: September 12, 2024.
Click here to view the official notification of the Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024-25.
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