HEIRS INSURANCE ESSAY CHAMPIONSHIP AND TEACHERS’ INSURANCE AWARENESS PRIZE, 2025

Application Deadline: July 8, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

The Heirs Insurance Essay Championship is an annual essay competition open to school students between JSS1 – JSS3 across Nigeria, with the aim of showcasing the creativity and talent of children.

At Heirs Insurance Group, they recognize the pivotal role teachers play in shaping the future. The Teachers’ Insurance Awareness Prize is their flagship initiative dedicated to honouring teachers who champion insurance education within their schools and communities. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Essay Topic: The Role of Insurance in Keeping Families Safe and Secure

Heirs Insurance Essay Championship:

Please adhere strictly to the participation guidelines below, non-compliance will result in disqualification.

Word count: Not more than 500 words.

Essays should be typed and not handwritten.

Students must write their name, school and class on the essay document.

Document Format: Word document only.

Students must save their essay document with their full name.

Application closes on July 8, 2025. Early Submission is advised.

NOTE: Participants must upload their passport photograph and any form of ID when submitting their application form.

Teachers’ Insurance Awareness:

How to Enter:

Step 1: Execute an insurance awareness initiative in your school or community (E.g. conduct a training, publish an article, etc). 

Step 2: Ensure that Heirs Insurance Group reflects in your initiative to make it easy for us to track. 

Step 3: Document your initiative by capturing your impact (Pictures, videos, lesson materials, testimonials etc).

 Step 4: Submit your entry.

BENEFIT:

Heirs Insurance Essay Championship:

Winner: N5,000,000 Scholarship.

1st Runner Up: N2,000,000 Scholarship.

2nd Runner Up: N1,000,000 Scholarship.

Winner’s School: N1,000,000 Grant.

Teachers’ Insurance Awareness:

₦1,000,000 cash prize for the outstanding teacher.

₦500,000 grant for the teacher’s school.

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IMD BACKPACK-EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN

Application Deadline: 15 July, 2025

LOCATION: Switzerland

The BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women exists to create a fairer playing field for talented and driven women who have faced obstacles that made an MBA feel out of reach, whether financial constraints, family responsibilities, or past disruptions in their professional path.

By supporting women with leadership potential but limited ability to realize opportunities, this scholarship provides the skills, network, and confidence to lead with impact in business, public life, and beyond.

ELIGIBILITY:

Please complete the scholarship application in the Program section of your MBA application form.

Submit a 500-word essay: “What pressing challenge, whether in your community or more broadly, are you most passionate about addressing? How do you think a BackPack-supported MBA at IMD will enable you to contribute to addressing that challenge?

Share, dare and care are the fundamental values guiding every step of the BackPack Foundation. In a 90-120 second video, please describe a moment when you embodied one or more of these values. (In case of difficulty submitting a video please contact admissions.mba@imd.org)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a BackPack assessment.

Please note that you may apply for multiple scholarships, however scholarships are non-cumulative, therefore you will not be selected for more than one. In addition. scholarships are reserved for those who are not sponsored by their company.

BENEFIT:

Scholarship amount: Full scholarship and living expenses

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