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UBA NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: Friday, November 8th, 2024

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:

Must be a Nigerian Senior Secondary School Student

Complete contact information

Upload a handwritten essay of 750 words max (not typed)

Upload a recent passport photograph

Upload a scanned copy of Birth Certificate, National ID, or International Passport

Essay Topic: The Impact of Carbon Emission on Climate Change in Nigeria: Discuss the Challenges and Profer Solutions

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BENEFIT:

The prize for the UBA National Essay Competition is an educational grant to any African University of choice, for:

Winner: ₦7.5million

First runner-up: ₦5million

Second runner-up: ₦3.5million

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“RICH” FUMETTO COMIC COMPETITION 2025

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Application Opens: 1 December, 2024; Deadline: 31 December, 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland

This year Fumetto is collecting stories around the topic of wealth under the title “RICH”: What does wealth look like? Who is rich? People don’t talk about money. But: What you can’t talk about, you should draw about! Or is it ultimately not about money at all? But about abundant health, love and time? Are the inconspicuous little moments the ones that contain the wealth of an entire universe, or are our experiences and emotions the true mark of wealth?

ELIGIBILITY:

Entry is accepted fom all over the world and it is free

Age Category:

Cat. 1: from 18 years

Cat. 2: 13 to 17 years

Cat. 3: up to 12 years

(The cut-off date for age is the closing date of December 31st, 2024)

The participation of school classes is very welcome. School classes can register and participate as a class

Submission is only possible digitally and from December 1st via upload at wettbwerb.fumetto.ch (only one entry per person)

File: The file must be uploaded in jpg format, at least 3000px wide

Format: in the original, A4 or A3; other formats are not accepted

Layout: Landscape formats only; Portrait formats cannot be accepted

Form: Comics only (multi-picture stories)

Number of pages: maximum four pages (only 1 comic)

BENEFIT:

Prizes
Fumetto will award three prizes in each of the following categories:

18 years or older

1st prize – 1,111 CHF
2nd prize – 888 CHF
3rd prize – 666 CHF

13 to 17 years (non-cash prizes)
up to 12 years of age (non-cash prizes)

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