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ART4INTEGRITY COMPETITION

Application Deadline: September 18, 2025

LOCATION: Nigeria

Integrity Nigeria is inviting exceptional Nigerian Creative painter, poets, writers, photographers, digital artists, or spoken word artists to join the Art4Integrity competition! This isn’t just an art competition. It’s a movement.

Theme: The Integrity Generation—Reimagining Nigeria Through Art

ELIGIBILITY:

To enter Art4Integrity, you must:

Be Nigerian, living in Nigeria

Be between 18 and 35 years old as of the competition deadline

Individual and group entries welcome

For visual artists, submit up to 3 pieces of work

Submissions must be original and created by you or your group

Indicate if submitted works are for sale or not

Ensure your submission is your own and has not won in any previous competition

Be willing to grant permission for the Integrity Organisation to feature your work (with credit) in exhibitions, digital campaigns, and reports

Submit only one entry per person or group

Work developed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) shall be disqualified.

To enter:

Create your work:

Visual artwork (painting, digital art, drawing)

Photograph or photo series

Spoken word (Performed) or Fictional Storytelling (Dramatized)

2. Give it a title and write a short description (max 300 words):

Explain the story and vision behind your submission

Explain how it relates to integrity, resilience, and the Nigerian experience

3. To submit, Go to: [Submission Form]

4. Upload your:

Artwork (JPEG, MP4, PDF, or other accepted format)

Title + Artist Statement

Full name (or group name), age, location, and contact details

Complete Declaration Form

Plagiarism or submission of someone else’s work will lead to immediate disqualification

All entries must be ethical and align with the spirit of integrity

BENEFIT:

₦2 million cash prize for “Overall Winner

₦1 million cash prize for “Runner Up”

Exhibition for the 5 shortlisted virtual art submissions

Feature at the Integrity@30 Gala Night

Media features for both winners in the national press

Sales opportunities at curated Lagos art showcase

Your work amplified as part of Integrity’s public campaign across Nigeria

APPLY

LUMIERE EDUCATION SCHOLARS ESSAY AWARD 2025

Application Deadline: November 16, 2025, 11:59 PM EDT

LOCATION: USA

A world-class essay competition for ambitious high school students. The Lumiere Scholars Essay Award invites high school students to examine issues that matter to them, cross disciplinary lines, test assumptions, and defend their arguments with rigorous evidence. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to all students from any country who will be enrolled in high school (as of December 31, 2025).

Essay entries are reviewed by our Academic Advisory Committee, an international panel of distinguished professors and researchers.

Free to enter and open worldwide, the award celebrates rising thinkers, sparks dialogue about the ideas shaping our future, and continues Lumiere’s mission of empowering the next generation of researchers.

Participants can choose ONE of the following prompts:

Humanities Prompt #1: How should societies determine which past injustices deserve apologies and reparations from the state?

Humanities Prompt #2: How might popular culture reshape our understanding of the world around us?

Free entry: There are no fees required to enter this essay award. It is open to all eligible participants without cost.​

Single Submission: Participants may submit only one essay.​

Original Scholarship & Sole Authorship:
Each essay must be the original work of the participant.
While participants may seek feedback or engage in discussion, the writing must be conducted entirely by the student. No joint or collaborative submission is permitted.
The use of external writing services is strictly prohibited.

Language​: Essays must be in English.​

Academic​: Essays must be academic and use formal language. Students may not use personal anecdotes to substantiate their arguments. ​​

The award seeks well-reasoned, research-based argumentative essays rather than original research papers. ​​Participants are not expected to perform primary data collection or advanced data analysis to submit.

Word Limit​: Essays must not exceed 2,000 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography.

BENEFIT:

6 winners from 3 categories (Humanities, STEM, and Social Sciences) will receive a total of $20,000 in cash prizes and scholarships.

APPLY