Submissions are invited for Aristotelian Award for Research Essay Competition by The Perse School, Cambridge. The last date of submission is January 13, 2025.
The Perse School, Cambridge is a co-educational day school for children aged 3-18.
This competition has been set up to promote independent study skills in Year 9 pupils while simultaneously providing an avenue to explore super-curricular interests in the arts, humanities and sciences. This competition is split into two categories (arts/humanities and sciences). Prizes are awarded to winners in each half of the competition.
This competition is open to all students in Year 9 (or equivalent).
Essays will be judged based on the quality of the essay. The best essays will critically discuss both sides of the argument (where applicable) before reaching a conclusion. They will have logical and coherent arguments and refer to a wide range of sources.
The essays will be marked by a team at The Perse School, Cambridge. Personal information (school, name, etc.) will be removed from the essay submission before the essay is passed on to the marking team to safeguard the integrity of the competition.
The winner of each category will receive a prize of £70. There will also be eight ‘Highly Commended’ prizes (four for each category). These prizes will be worth £20 each. Winners will be announced by the end of March 2025.
High quality submissions may be published on The Perse School’s website. Students selected for this will be emailed in March-April 2025.
Interested students can submit online via this link.
The last date of submission is January 13, 2025.
Please email researchessay[at]perse[dot]co[dot]uk with any questions or queries regarding this competition.
