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ASHG Annual DNA Day Essay Contest

Free annual essay contest for grades 9-12 worldwide on a genetics and genomics prompt; 750 words max; judged by members of the American Society of Human Genetics.

Anthem Essay Contest

An essay contest about Ayn Rand’s Anthem for middle and high school students worldwide, ages 13 and older. Current contest-specific dates, fee and prize terms could not be verified on the official site.

Berkeley Economics Essay Contest

The Berkeley Economic Review High School Essay Contest invites high school students to explore economic topics through essay writing.

Cambridge Re:think Essay Competition 2026

The Cambridge Re:think Essay Competition encourages critical thinking and exploration of a wide range of thought-provoking and often controversial topics across diverse subjects.

Columbia Political Review High School Essay Contest

Columbia Political Review’s historical high-school essay competition. The official page now publishes 2026 results; no next-cycle prompt, application window or entry fee was verified.

Columbia Undergraduate Law Review High School Essay Contest

A legal essay contest for high-school students. The 2026 competition concluded with published winners; its submission cutoff was June 26 at 11:59 p.m. EST. A 2027 prompt and deadline are not yet announced.

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs High School Essay Contest

GJIA's current page shows 2025–26 high-school essay rules (grades 9–12, up to 1,500 words) but no 2026–27 prompt, deadline, or entry fee; next-cycle terms are unconfirmed.

Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition

Global English-language essay contest for eligible students ages 10–18. HCGEC 2027 registration closes February 10; regional essays February 23 and global essays March 19. Registration costs US$15 early bird or US$20 regular.

Harvard International Review Academic Writing Contest

Academic writing contest from the Harvard International Review. Prior catalog descriptions list grades 7–12, short articles on international affairs, and finalist oral defenses; current rules are unverified.

Harvard International Economics Essay Contest 2026–27

HIEEC 2026–27 invites worldwide economics essays up to 1,500 words. Entries close January 5, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Fees are US$25 for U.S. schools or US$35 elsewhere, with a fee-waiver request route.

Legal Essay Contest

Online legal essay contest for high school students in grades 9–12. The historical 2026 cycle required a $25 entry fee and an essay of at most 850 words, with an October 2 deadline and a possible 100-entry cap.

Horizon Academic Essay Prize

Free, global high-school essay contest on the 2027 theme “Back to the Future.” Choose one of five prompts; one English essay up to 1,000 words with MLA 8 citations. AI use must be declared and can lower the evaluation.

IEOx Essay Challenge

International Economics Olympiad essay contest for middle and high school students worldwide. Write a 1,500 to 2,000 word English essay, alone or in a team of up to three. The 2026/27 theme is climate economics.

Immerse Education Essay Competition

Free global essay competition for students aged 13–18 when the scholarship course begins. The 2027 competition closed October 25, 2026; results and prize redemption follow in November 2026.

IWSH World Plumbing Day Essay Contest

The IWSH World Plumbing Day Essay Contest is an annual scholarship essay competition organized by the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH), a public cha...

Neuroethics Essay Contest

International neuroethics essay/video contest for students and trainees. The 2026 call is closed after an extended August 31 deadline at 11:30 p.m. PDT; prizes up to US$500. No next-cycle window is announced.

JASNA Essay Contest

A Jane Austen essay competition for high-school, undergraduate and graduate students worldwide. The 2026 contest is closed; JASNA says 2027 submissions will begin in February, with the final deadline not yet published.

The John Locke Global Essay Prize

The John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize encourages young people to develop strong writing and critical thinking skills by exploring challenging questions across various subj...

Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers

Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize is a free annual poetry contest for high school sophomores and juniors worldwide; the winner receives publication in The Kenyon Review and a full scholarship to a Kenyon Review Young Writers workshop.

LegalEagleBee Policy Brief Competition

LegalEagleBee's Policy Brief Competition is a $10 international writing competition for grades 9–12 where students submit a 5–10 page evidence-based policy brief on one of five civil rights or social justice topics.

LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition

Free global economics essay competition for secondary students; topics set by LSE Nobel laureates and professors; max 1,500 words; certificates co-signed by LSE faculty; 60+ countries; 2026 entry cycle is historical.

Lumiere Scholars Essay Award

Worldwide high-school essay award: register free through November 30, 2026, then for USD 5 through December 20. Submit an English essay of up to 2,000 words; prizes include cash and Lumiere program scholarships.

Marshall Society Essay Competition

Cambridge Marshall Society economics essay contest for students who have not begun university. The 2026 contest is closed and winners are published; a 2027 deadline and fee policy have not been verified.

Minds Underground Essay Competitions 2027

Worldwide essay competitions for ages 8–18. The 2027 announcement lists £10 entry, an Access Scheme waiver and November 26, 2026 question release; its April 3 cutoff and linked guidelines retain cycle and timing inconsistencies.

One Teen Story Teen Writing Contest 2027

A free international short-fiction contest for writers ages 13–19, with publication and a $500 prize for winners.

Oxford Agora: The Global Essay and Defence Prize 2027

Free-entry, worldwide 2027 essay and virtual defence for ages 11–18; senior essays max 1,500 words, due Jan 31 at 23:59 GMT. Oxford Global Education says it is independent of Oxford/Cambridge; formal terms remain under review.

Academy Royale International Essay Competition

Annual international essay competition for ages 12–18, with 600- and 1,000-word age categories. The official page says the 2027 contest is open, but its closing-date field is blank and entry-fee terms are unconfirmed.

Princeton Legal Journal High School Essay Contest

Legal essay contest for high school students worldwide. Published 2026 rules specified 1,500–3,000 words and a $15 fee; the top three essays are published in the Princeton Legal Journal.

Pulitzer Center Fighting Words Poetry Contest

Poetry contest responding to Pulitzer Center reporting; published 2026 rules welcomed K–12 students and ages 18–24 worldwide. The 2026 contest has closed; the 2027 announcement is pending.

Pulitzer Center Local Letters for Global Change

Letter-writing contest for K–12 students worldwide. The published 2026 cutoff was November 1; its page and entry form remain available. Winners receive publication and classroom grants.

The Queen's Commonwealth Writing Competition

The Queen's Commonwealth Writing Competition (formerly the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition) is the world's oldest international schools' writing competition, delivered by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883.

School Essay Competition

Free annual geography essay competition from the Royal Geographical Society and the Financial Times for students aged 16-18 studying A Level, IB, or equivalent geography; up to 1,000 words on a current geographical question, open worldwide.

Think Essay Prize

A worldwide philosophy essay prize for ages 15–18 at the April 19, 2027 deadline. Submit an English essay of up to 1,200 words and an application form; shortlisted entrants take a mini-viva, and the winner is published in Think.

Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction

International flash fiction competition for published and unpublished writers worldwide. The 2026 rules require writers to be over 16 by September 1, 2026; stories are up to 250 words; first prize £2,000.

The Sidgwick Prize

The Sidgwick Prize is an annual essay competition for students aged 13–18 worldwide, covering 8 disciplines from Philosophy to Art History, with every submission receiving feedback from Cambridge academics.

Julia Wood History Essay Prize

History essay competition run by St Hugh's College, Oxford. The concluded 2026 cycle accepted Sixth Form-equivalent and eligible gap-year students internationally; 2027 details are due in late January or early February.

Mary Renault Classical Reception Essay Competition

St Hugh’s College essay competition on classical antiquity’s influence; historically 2,000–4,000 words. The 2026 round has concluded; 2027 details are expected in late January or early February.

New York Times The Open Letters: Our Opinion-Writing Contest

The Open Letters: Our Opinion-Writing Contest invites students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them.

New York Times Tiny Memoir Contest

We invite teenagers to tell a true story about a meaningful life experience in 100 words or fewer.

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award

Foyle Young Poets is a free annual poetry competition for ages 11–17 worldwide. The 2026 award offered publication and talent-development opportunities, with different prize packages for UK and international winners.

The Politic High School Essay Competition

The Politic’s high school journalism competition now publishes its 2026 winners. The next cycle’s dates, fees and eligibility rules are unconfirmed.

Trinity College Cambridge Languages & Cultures Essay Prize

Essay competition for Year 12 / Lower 6th students on language, culture, and literary themes; up to 3,000 words incorporating language studies and cultural artifacts such as literature, art, or cinema.

R.A. Butler Prize in Politics (Trinity College Cambridge)

Politics essay prize from Trinity College Cambridge. The historical 2026 competition accepted penultimate-year secondary students worldwide; the next cycle has not been announced.

Robert Robson Prize for Essays in History (Trinity College Cambridge)

Trinity’s history essay prize is open internationally. The 2026 competition is closed, with a verified July 31 noon UK-time cutoff and published winners. Trinity says 2027 information will be posted in February; no 2027 deadline yet.

Robert Walker Prize for Essays in Law (Trinity College Cambridge)

Trinity’s law essay prize has UK and international divisions. The 2026 competition is closed, with an April 2 deadline at 1 p.m. UK time and winners published. 2027 information is due in February, without a confirmed entry window.

International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People

UPU youth letter-writing competition entered through national postal organizers. The official 2026 cycle is closed with winners announced; 2027 theme and entry calendar remain unverified. May 5 is an international nomination rule.

Nottingham-World Bank Asian Economics Essay Competition

Historical 2026 economics essay competition for pre-university and undergraduate students across Asia, co-organized with the World Bank. Entries were due August 14, 2026; prizes were up to RM1,000 per category. Next-cycle dates are unknown.

World Historian Student Essay Prize

Annual WHA essay prize for K–12 students worldwide: write about 1,000 words linking a family story, personal background, or regional history to world history. Winner receives $500 and a one-year WHA membership.

Justice Creative Writing Competition 2026

A free global teen writing competition on justice, accepting fiction, poetry, song, playwriting, and other creative forms.

Yale Foreign Policy Initiative High School Essay Contest

A student-run foreign-policy essay contest for high-school students worldwide. The 2026 entry form is closed and winners are published; the official poster gives an extended August 15, 2026 deadline. A future cycle is not announced.

Young Writers Awards Contest

Bennington College's Young Writers Awards promotes outstanding writing achievement at the high school level.

YRIS High School Essay Contest 2027

YRIS has announced a June 30, 2027 deadline for its annual high-school international-affairs essay contest; its new prompt, 2027 word limit, eligibility details, and entry fee are not yet published.