2017 STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST

2017 Student Essay Contest for the United Nations Academic Impact Global Youth Forum

ELS
Competition 
Deadline: 16 Mar 2017 (annual)
Location:  New York, USA
Forum Date: 15-26 July 2017

Brief description:
2016 MANY LANGUAGES, ONE WORLD Student Essay Contest is open to international students around the world. Sixty students will be selected as delegates to the 2017 United Nations Academic Impact Global Youth Forum, 15-26 July 2017, where they will create action plans related to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Location:
United Nations Headquarters in New York City, USA
Topic:
Global citizenship and cultural understanding
Number of Awards:
60
Target group:
International students who are 18 and above
Prize:
Airfare, accommodations and meals will be provided.
Eligibility:
You must be a full-time university student, recommended and endorsed by a Faculty Member or University Representative, and must be 18 years of age or older by the contest deadline.
Application instructions:
Write an original essay (2,000 words or less) discussing global citizenship and cultural understanding and the role that multilingual ability can play in fostering these. The essay should reflect your personal, academic, cultural and national context. Essays must be written in an official language of the United Nations that is not your first language or primary language of instruction during your primary or secondary education. The official United Nations languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. You will need to demonstrate both written and verbal competency in the language of the essay. The submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday, 16 March, 2017.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Competition Website:  http://www.els.edu/en/ManyLanguagesOneWorld

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