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ST. GALLEN SYMPOSIUM GLOBAL ESSAY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: 1 February 2024, 11:59 p.m. last time zone (UTC-12)

LOCATION: Switzerland

Compete in the Global Essay Competition and qualify for participation as a Leader of Tomorrow in the world’s premier opportunity for cross -generational debates: The St. Gallen Symposium. The St. Gallen Global Essay Competition is a global student essay competition, offering students who study at graduate or postgraduate level around the world the opportunity to apply for participation at the St. Gallen Symposium.

Topic Question: Striving for more or thriving with less – What pressing scarcity do you see, and how do you suggest to tackle it?

ELIGIBILITY:

Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university

Born in 1994 or later

Copy of passport or other identification (in English for non-Roman languages)

Confirmation of matriculation/enrolment from your university which proves your enrollment in a graduate/postgraduate level programme as of 1 February 2024 (download sample document here)

Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the file metadata or the file itself.

For your contribution to be valid, the following criteria must be met
FormEssay (max. 2,100 words, excl. abstract, bibliography, and footnotes)
LanguageEnglish
Deadline1 February 2024, 11:59 p.m. last time zone (UTC-12)
AnonymityYour name, e-mail address, university, or any identifying details must not be mentioned anywhere in the contribution file.
IndividualityIndividual work expected, no group work allowed. The essay must be written exclusively for this contest. The idea must be the author’s own.
CitationAll sources must be cited and referred to the respective part in the essay. All contributions will be tested for plagiarism.
TemplateDownload Template for the Global Essay Competition

BENEFIT:

 Win prize money of CHF 20,000 split amongst the three winners.

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THE ÉMILE BOUTMY SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 3 December, 2023

LOCATION: France

Sciences Po created the Émile Boutmy scholarship, named after the founder of Sciences Po (1871), in order to welcome the very best international students from outside the European Union. The Émile Boutmy scholarship fund benefits from the generous support of its sponsors (benefactors, companies and foundations) who are eager to allow the most deserving international students to study at Sciences Po.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be: first time applicants, from a non-European Union state, whose household does not file taxes within the European Union, and who have been admitted to the Undergraduate or Master’s programme.

If you do not validate your academic year, your scholarship will be lost.

If you have been granted a scholarship and decide to defer your admission, your scholarship will be lost.

During the year abroad (third year of the undergraduate programme): scholarship recipients will retain their tuition fee grant.

The Émile Boutmy scholarship is automatically renewed if the student chooses to continue their graduate studies at Sciences Po

Émile Boutmy Master’s scholarship holders already at Sciences Po : the amount awarded through the scholarship is determined at the time of admission. It may be recalculated on a yearly basis, in accordance with tuition fee increases, when applicable. 

BENEFIT:

A tuition grant of €14,210 per year for the three years of the undergraduate programme.

The Émile Boutmy programme is a tuition grant of €13,100 (amount granted in 2023, the 2024 amount is yet to be confirmed) per year, for each year, which covers part of the tuition fees for the two years of the Master’s degree programme.

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