The Excellent Minds Essay Competition is a brainchild of the Excellent Minds Social and Youth Empowerment Initiative. It is an annual essay competition for undergraduate students in tertiary institutions. The competition is aimed at promoting critical thinking, harnessing ideas, and developing the talents, abilities, gifts, and skills inherent in the African youth. Over the years, the Excellent Minds Essay Competition has been conducted across Nigerian Universities. Since its official launch, it has inspired innovative and high-impact student projects and ideas aimed at solving Nigeria’s most pressing problems.
This year and onwards, the competition is expanding to tertiary institutions across West Africa, focusing on developmental issues associated with the region. The competition theme for this year’s edition is Partnership for Sustainable Development in West Africa.
WORTH
- First prize: Apple iPad and a plaque
- Second prize: Samsung Galaxy tab A7 lite and a plaque
- Third prize: Kindle 6″ Wifi eBook Reader and a plaque
- Top five essay will be published on EMI’s website for unrestricted access by the online community.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to students in all disciplines across tertiary institutions in West Africa.
DEADLINE: May 5 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
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