PRINCE ADEYINKA ALLI ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

 

About the Competition

The Prince Adeyinka Alli Essay Writing Competition is an academic contest open to students of all secondary schools in Ekiti state. The competition rewards two winners yearly. One student from the junior secondary school category and another from the senior secondary school category.

The competition was created to honour the educational exploits of the founder Prince Adeyinka Alli and his commitment to improving the education sector in the state.

Objective

The goal of this competition is to inspire the young people in Ekiti state to become excellent argumentators and essayists who know how to drive home their points with facts. The essay topics are meant to update and propel them to research current trends and topics in the world.

Eligibility.

·         Essay submissions are free and are at no cost.

·         Competition is open to all Ekiti state indigenes.

·         Family members of the organizing team of the Prince Adeyinka Alli Competition are not eligible to participate.

Essay Format

·         Maximum of 1,500 words (excluding references)

·         At the beginning of the essay state only your full names, state / local government area, email address and telephone number.

·         All entries should be submitted in both MS Word & Portable Document Format (PDF)

Essay Expectations

·         One essay per person should be submitted.

·         All entries must be original and not plagiarized.

·         Entries must be written in English.

·         Essay should possess clarity of thought, facts, creative flow, organization and proper referencing.

·         Once an essay is submitted, it is considered a final submission and may not be modified, edited or replaced.

Reward

Junior Secondary School Category

·         1^st prize: 50,000

·         2^nd prize: 30,000

·         3^rd prize: 20,000 

Senior Secondary School Category

·         1^st prize: 50,000

·         2^nd prize: 30,000

·         3^rd prize: 20,000

Top 5 in each category: Certificate of Participation, Publication of essays on the Prince Adeyinka Alli Foundation Blog/Website

Topics:

 

Junior Secondary School Category

·     Climate Change: A threat to the Nigerian Ecosystem. True or False?

      Senior Secondary School Category

·     Insurgency: Government Responsibility or Citizen

Timelines:

·         Deadline for submissions February 6, 2023

·        Prince Adeyinka Alli Foundation reviews and submits the top 10 entries of each category to the Decision Panel. February 24, 2023

·         Blind review by the Decision Panel who shall [individually] assess, grade and rank the entries: March 6 - 17, 2023.

• Decision on Top 5 entries of each category by Decision Panel are published (without ranking) on PAAF social media pages: 24 March, 2023.

*Decisions by the Judges are final and are not subject to legal appeal

• Profiles of the Top 5 participants of each category are requested and published: March 27 – 9 April, 2023
• The Decision Panel will determine the final ranking and winner (Top 3) from April 17 - 20, 2023.
• Overall winner (and essay)/results are declared/published on 24 April 2023.

Submission:

Essays should be sent to princeaafoundation@gmail.com with the subject “PAAEWC 2023 ENTRY”

Deadline: 6 February 2023 | 11:59 PM (GMT +1)

Sponsorship:

The 2023 Prince Adeyinka Alli Essay Writing Competition is open for sponsorship, collaboration or partnership (+2347040176435)

Acceptance of Terms

By participating you declare that you accept these terms and conditions.