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UBA NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: Friday, October 20th, 2023

LOCATION: Nigeria


The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which aims to promote the reading culture and encourage healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa

ELIGIBILITY:

Essay Topic: Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over Human Intelligence? What should students do to ensure AI doesn’t override but enhance their ability to learn through research?

Must be a Nigerian Senior Secondary school student

Must submit a passport photograph

Must submit a scanned copy of a means of identification (birth certificate, National ID, or passport)

Applicants must upload a handwritten essay (not more than 750 words) on the portal.

BENEFIT:

The first prize for the UBA National Essay Competition is a N5 million educational grant to any African University of their choice, while the second and third prizes are N3 million and N2.5 million in educational grants to African Universities, respectively.

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THE GCCA’S 5TH ANNUAL CONCRETE IN LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: 15 November 2023.

LOCATION: London, United Kingdom

Concrete in Life is our annual photography competition, open to all photographers (or anyone with a camera phone) around the world. It tasks you to take photos of concrete in your life for a chance to win cash prizes

ELIBIGILITY:

Entering the competition is simple. Just upload a photo of concrete using the hashtag #ConcreteInLife2023 and the hashtag of the category you are entering (full entry details below).

Entries will be judged by our judging panel – our shortlist will be revealed later this year and winners will be announced in early 2024.

New for this year is a People’s Choice award, where the public will vote for their favourite photo from our shortlist. Stay tuned for more details.

BENEFIT:

$10,000.

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