The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition provides a platform for young, ambitious high school students to exercise their writing skills and compete with students worldwide.
Introduction to the Competition
The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition (HCGEC) is an esteemed platform for high school students worldwide to showcase their writing talents. This competition encourages students to challenge themselves and explore different writing styles to ultimately strengthen their writing skills. It promotes creative and critical thinking through diverse essay prompts.
No Barriers to Entry
- The entire competition is held online, removing geographical barriers to entry.
- Workshops and webinars will guide participants through the competition.
- Represent your country and region on the global stage.
- Compete and network with highly motivated and talented students invited from every country around the world.
Prizes and Opportunities
- Publish work on the official HCGEC website.
- Exclusive internships with The Harvard Crimson.
- Crimson credit with Crimson Education to help reach individual goals.
- Generous cash prizes.
Timeline
- October 1st, 2024: Early Bird Registrations open
- November 30th, 2024: Early Bird Registrations close
- December 1st, 2024: Regular Registrations open
- January 31st, 2025: Regular Registrations close
- February 10th, 2025: Prompts announcement
- February 17th, 2025: Regional Essay submission deadline
- February 28th, 2025: Global Finalists announced
- March 5th, 2025: Global Essay submission deadline
- March 15th, 2025: Global Winners announced
Regions
HCGEC 2025 will run from February through March 2025. The competition features two key rounds, the regional qualifiers held throughout 5 regions, followed by the global finals. To compete in the global round, participants must go head-to-head with local participants and place in the top 15 of the regional qualifiers.
- APAC (East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania)
- Europe, Russia, and Central Asia
- Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Africa
- LATAM (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean)
- North America
Regional Qualifiers
- Participants will have over a week after registrations close to craft and submit their essays. Essays should be submitted in a Word Document through the submission link that will be provided to registrants.
- All participants will be invited to exclusive boot camps during the competition by top professionals and professors!
Global Round
- Top 15 essays from each region – 5 argumentative, 5 creative and 5 journalistic – will be invited to represent their region and qualify for the global final!
- Each participant will receive a week to elaborate on their regional submission and submit their cumulative essay in a Word Document before the deadline
- The top 12 submissions, of the final 75, will be recognized in the global final and will win awesome prizes.
- This includes 4 essays from the creative selection, 4 from argumentative and 4 from journalism.
How to Register?
For more information and to register, visit this link.
Benefits of the Competition
- Hone written communication skills and challenge yourself with university-style guidelines while in high school.
- Add a high-impact achievement to your CV/resume and/or university application.
- Have your essays evaluated and possibly endorsed by The Harvard Crimson.
- Prepare for university-style writing and expand your repertoire.
Click here for the official notification for the Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition 2025
