490 Scholarship Essay Contests and Rewarding Competitions

Competitions and Essay Contests

We present a number of new fresh scholarship essay contests and creative competitions available if you like challenging tasks with rewards or you consider yourself to be a decent writer. Scholarships help provide financial relief to individuals who are unable to pay for their colleges and universities. If college seems unaffordable right now, below is a list of scholarship essay opportunities and rewarding competitions that are worth trying.

For the essay scholarships students are getting an opportunity to stand out based on their writing. You are evaluated by how you put your thoughts on paper and not on your GPA or community service. The essay competition represents an opportunity for creative students, those with good ideas and those capable of in depth research to stand out.

For the creative rewarding competitions you may need to show some of your outstanding skills in different areas of life such as sports, programming, arts, math, natural and special sciences. If you feel confident on any competitions presented here, do not hesitate to try them out!

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Post-Secondary Scholarship Competition in French as a Second Language, Canada

These scholarships aim to encourage English-speaking students to pursue their post-secondary studies in French, promoting bilingualism while studying in their field of interest. The scholarship amount is $3,000, and 50 awards are available.... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Canada
  • $$  $3,000

Nigeria Malaria and NTDS Youth Corps Essay Competition 2024

The contest is open to individuals aged 15 to 35 ... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  N180,000

Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) 2024 Annual Essay Competition

1st Prize – N125,000 & 2 HRM books 2nd Prize N100,000 & 2 HRM books 3rd Prize – N75,000 & 2 HRM books Access to a network of employers for all winners 4 Free registration as student members of CIPM (for non-members) for all p... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  N125,000

Wiki Loves Earth Photography Competition 2024

Prizes 1st Prize - NG 150,000 2nd Prize - NG 100,000 3rd Prize - NG 50,000 Other categories Prizes will be awarded to the best 2 images from each participating fan clubs and hubs Prizes will be awarded to the highest number of contributions from e... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

Exploration Competition in Canada, 2024

The 2024 Exploration Competition offers grants of up to $125,000 per year for up to two years. This funding supports high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research projects that push boundaries and propose novel, innovative approaches. The grants ... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Canada
  • $$  Up to $125,000 per year (including indirect costs)

UNESCO 2024 Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest

First place winners will receive a professional camera. Second place winners will receive a semi-professional camera, and the prize for third place will be a standard-model digital camera.  Around 60 of the best photos from the contest will appe... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Worldwide
  • $$  Varies

Ominira Initiative for Economic Advancement 2024 Undergraduate Essay Writing Competition

1st position - N120,000 2nd position - N100,000 3rd position - N80,000 Consolation prizes for 4th and 5th positions.  ... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

2024 Transform Education Training (ITET) Gem Essay Competition

Prizes and Rewards for Winners of the ITET Gem Essay Competition First prize: N150,000.00 Second prize: N100,000.00 Third prize: N50,000.00 Prizes can only be spent on educational costs, including exam registration fees, among others. Applicants wi... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

Think Canada 2024 Education Annual Essay Competition for African Students

Show off your creative approaches to education challenges in Nigeria and Ghana in the 2024 essay writing competition and stand a chance to win up to $1500, scholarships among other exciting prizes from our partners. 1st Place: $1500 + School Pr... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Africa
  • $$  Varies

Distinction 2024 Quizathon Competition For Undergraduates

Win Exciting Prize: 1st Prize ?300,000 2nd Prize ?200,000 3rd Prize ?100,000 Top 3 universities with highest participation rate ?350,000 ?1,000,000 worth of prizes for upto 50 students ... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  N3,000,000

Call for Application: UNESCO/ICM Martial Arts Photo Contest 2024

Prize Numbers Prize Money Grand 1 5,000,000 KRW Gold 2 3,000,000 KRW each Silver 3 1,500,000 KRW each Bronze 5 700,000 KRW each Fine work 20 300,000 KRW each Total 31 25,000,000 KRW  Th... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Worldwide
  • $$  Varies

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Growth Hub 2024 Growth Accelerator & Grant Competition

Access to SME friendly Financial Services for 1,000 Businesses (via our Finance Partners) Business grants & Acceleration program for 10 selected Businesses (via our Finance Partners and Sponsors) Access to technology and Digitalization facilitie... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

Heirs Insurance 2024 Essay Championship

Winner will receive N5,000,000 The 1st runner-up will receive a N2,000,000 scholarship, 2nd runner-up will be awarded a N1,000,000 scholarship ... more details

  •  Contest
  •  Nigeria
  • $$  Varies

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