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OMINIRA INITIATIVE UNDERGRADUATE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

Application Deadline: July 5, 2024 at 11 PM (WAT)

LOCATION: Nigeria

Ominira Initiative for Economic Advancement with the support of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity (IATP) welcome submissions to our first undergraduate essay writing competition on the topic  “Entrepreneurship and Democracy as Catalysts for a Prosperous Nigeria.”  

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to undergraduate students in Nigerian higher institutions, this writing competition seeks to promote the understanding of entrepreneurship and democracy among young Nigerians who make up over half of the country’s population and to prepare them to be agents of positive change.

Must not be more than 30 years of age.

Participating students should submit their essay through this Google form.

Essay must be maximum of 800 words count.

Submissions must be in pdf format (New Times Roman, font size 12, double line spacing, Justified Alignment).

AI generated contents or plagiarism is not allowed. All entries must not have been previously published online or in print.

Multiple entries will be disqualified.

BENEFIT:

1st position – N120,000

2nd position – N100,000

3rd position – N80,000

Consolation prizes for 4th and 5th positions

APPLY

HEIRS INSURANCE ESSAY CHAMPIONSHIP 

Application Deadline: 1 July, 2024

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.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to school students between JSS1 – JSS3 across Nigeria

Important Notice: Please note the following specifications

Essays should be typed and not handwritten.

Word Count: Not more than 500 words.

Font Type: Times New Roman.

Font Size: 13pt.

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

Document Format: Word or PDF.

Document Size: 1MB Max.

BENEFIT:

Winner: N5,000,000 (N1,000,000 Grant for School)

1st Runner Up: N2,000,000 scholarship

2nd Runner Up: N1,000,000 scholarship

APPLY