WORLD FOOD DAY POSTER CONTEST
Eligibility: 5 – 19 years
Deadline: November 03, 2023 Link: https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/contest/en
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brief Guide to Poster Making: bit.ly/posterprep
Brief Guide to Painting Techniques: bit.ly/paintingtechniquesguide
The contest invites entries that reflect candidates creativity by designing a poster on the theme “Water Action for Food”. Poster must not be digitally created. Submissions are accepted in four categories: 5-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-15 years and 16-19 years. Shortlisted candidates will receive a certificate for this achievement and top 15 posters from each category will be showcased on the official website.
ATLAS SHRUGGED ESSAY CONTEST
Eligibility: Class 12 & College Students
Deadline: November 06, 2023
Link: https://aynrand.org/students/essay-contests/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Essay Writing: bit.ly/mitessayguidebook
Brief Guide to Writing Short Stories: bit.ly/shortstoryguide
Students are invited to submit essays on the given topics related to Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged. Essay must be in English and should be 800-1600 words in length. The grand prize winner will receive 10,000 USD in prize money and a total of 10,000 USD will be distributed among 8 runners-up.
STANFORD CENTER ON LONGEVITY DESIGN CHALLENGE
Eligibility: College Students
Deadline: November 30, 2023
Link: https://longevity.stanford.edu/design-challenge/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Essentials of Design: bit.ly/mitdesignessentials
Stanford’s Guide to Social Innovation: bit.ly/socialinnovationguide
The challenge invites participants to design products and services that could improve well-being and optimize long life among all humans. The theme of the challenge is “Life Transitions are a Feature, Not a Bug”. Applicants need to fill an online application and submit a video explaining their product. All teams selected for the finals will be given a cash prize of 1,000 USD. Winning team will be rewarded with a cash prize of 10,000 USD along with runners up receiving 5,000 USD and 2,000 USD.
DAVIS FELLOWS FOR PEACE
Eligibility: Above 18 years
Deadline: December 15, 2023
Link: https://www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/funding/fellowships-scholarships/davis
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Essay Writing: bit.ly/mitessayguidebook
World Bank’s Guide to Resume and Cover Letters: bit.ly/wbgresumeguide
The fellowship aims to cover 100% of tuition, room, and board for one summer of language study, ranging from beginner to graduate levels, in any of the 12 languages offered at the Middlebury College Language Schools. Applicants will need to submit an online application, resume, essays, and recommendation letters. They must demonstrate a deep passion for working on peace-related projects.
HARVARD INTERNATIONAL REVIEW WRITING CONTEST
Eligibility: Class 9 – 12
Deadline: January 02, 2024
Link: https://hir.harvard.edu/contest/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Harvard’s Guide to Essay Writing: bit.ly/essaywritingguide
NYT’s Argumentation Guide: bit.ly/argumentationguide
Participants are invited to submit a short-form article on a topic in international affairs. Submitted articles should be between 800 to 1200 words in length. All submissions will receive a letter grade from the Harvard International Review. Selected finalists will be invited to participate in a virtual HIR Defense Day and have the opportunity to give a 15-minute presentation and oral defense to Harvard International Review judges. Finalists will be eligible for medals and winners will receive a digital and print subscription of the magazine.
SONY WORLD YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Eligibility: Below 19 years
Deadline: January 04, 2024
Link: https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/youth
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brief Guide to Photography: bit.ly/photographyguidebook
TIME’s Guide to Photography: bit.ly/timephotographyguide
Participants are invited to submit up to 3 images on the theme “Through your Eyes”. Pictures should be a visual narrative and portray excellent technical and creative skills. Winners will receive Sony’s digital equipment and along with fully paid travel and accommodation to the awards ceremony in London.
HFG EMERGING SCHOLARS AWARD
Eligibility: Ph.D students
Deadline: February 01, 2024
Link: https://www.hfg.org/emerging-scholars/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
LinkedIn Resume Guide: bit.ly/linkedinresumeguide1
Cornell’s Guide to Research Effectively: bit.ly/cornellresearchguidebook
The award seeks to recognise promising graduate-student researchers in their final year of writing a doctoral dissertation examining a salient aspect of violence. Applicants will need to give details of their project, submit their transcript and CV and a letter from their Advisor as part of the application. Selected winners will receive 25,000 USD for one year.
ST. GALLEN GLOBAL ESSAY COMPETITION
Eligibility: Graduate Students
Deadline: February 01, 2024
Link: https://symposium.org/global-essay-competition/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Essay Writing: bit.ly/mitessayguidebook
New Yorker’s Guide to Writing Fiction: bit.ly/fictionguide
In this competition, participants are invited to submit entries on topics that inspire cross-generational communities of leaders to address key questions in five thematic areas: business, governance, sustainability, technology, and the social and generational contract. Essays should not exceed 2,100 words and must be written exclusively for this contest, incorporating original ideas.
WERGLE FLOMP HUMOR POETRY CONTEST
Eligibility: Open to all
Deadline: April 01, 2024
Link: https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brief Guide to Writing Poetry: bit.ly/poemguidebook
Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling: bit.ly/storytellingguidebook
Participants are invited to submit humorous poems, whether published or unpublished. Each participant can submit only one poem. Submitted entries must be original work, in english and not more than 250 lines. The winner will receive 2,000 USD in prize money and the runner-up will receive 500 USD.
EARTH.ORG PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Eligibility: Open to all
Deadline: April 26, 2024
Link: https://earth.org/photocompetition-2024/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brief Guide to Photography: bit.ly/photographyguidebook
Brief Guide to Weather Photography: bit.ly/weatherphotographyguide
Photographs can be submitted in three categories: Wildlife in peril, Human impacts on the environment, and Climate Action. One grand prize winner will receive a cash prize of 500 USD, while the winner from each category will receive 250 USD each.
CLIMATE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Eligibility: 12 – 25 years
Deadline: May 10, 2024
Link: https://climatescience.org/olympiad
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Harvard’s Guide to Climate Change: bit.ly/climatechangeguide
United Nation’s Guide to SDGs: bit.ly/unitednationsgoals
Participants can apply in teams of 2 or individually and will need to respond to a problem statement in the qualifier round. Candidates then have 3 hours to research and write essay responses to questions related to the problem statement. The top 5% of all qualifier participants will advance to the global semi finals. The winners will receive a cash prize of 10,000 USD or a sponsored trip to Australia during the UN Climate Summit, COP29.