Application Deadline: May 1st 2015

Run by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883, the Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest and largest schools’ international writing competition. It provides a platform for young people to compete with their peers in a truly global environment.

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2015, run in partnership with Cambridge University Press, closes for entries on 1st May.

The Royal Commonwealth Society is inviting young people to share their hopes and concerns for the future, thereby generating an important youth perspective and Commonwealth wide dialogue as the international community gathers to set development goals for the next 15 years.

This year’s theme, ‘A Young Commonwealth’, recognises that young people account for the majority of the Commonwealth’s population and play a vital role in shaping the world that we live in, now and in years to come.

Requirements:

• To enter the competition, you must be living in, or a national of, a Commonwealth country or territory
• The Competition is open to nationals or residents of all Commonwealth countries and territories. Note: Special dispensation applies to entrants from Hong Kong, Fiji and Zimbabwe who are entitled to enter the Competition.
• Entrants must select a Senior or Junior topic depending on their age on 1st May 2015.
• Only one essay per entrant is allowed. Once an essay is submitted, students/teachers will not have the opportunity to revise it.
• Entries must be written in English.
• The maximum word counts are 1500 words for Senior entries and 750 words for Junior entries. These word limits apply to all topics and all formats (essay, poem, letter, etc). Exceeding the word count will result in automatic disqualification.
• Essays can only be uploaded in either word doc. or pdf format.

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