IvyPanda hosts an Annual Essay writing contest which provides $1500 in scholarships annually for talented students who demonstrate mastery of essay writing.

Scholarships will be awarded to two winners of the IvyPanda Annual Essay Writing Contest:

• the winner will receive $1,000
• the runner-up prize is $500.

Eligibility for the IvyPanda Annual Essay Writing Contest

• IvyPanda  will accept submissions from current high school, college, or university students from any country.
• The winners will be required to send them proof of their academic status or enrollment.

Submission requirements

Write an essay on one of the following topics:

• The Impact of COVID-19 on Education.
• Socializing Safely During the Pandemic.
• What COVID-19 Has Taught Us About Environmental and Energy Consciousness                                     Your essay must:

• Have a word count of 500-700 words (excluding title, header, and works cited page)
• Be written in the US or UK English
• Be 100% plagiarism-free
• Be submitted in .doc or .docx format.
• Follow MLA style to format the paper and cite sources (download our MLA checklist to check your formatting)
• Have three or more sources cited on the Works Cited page.
• The filename should be [IvyPanda Writing Contest_Last Name]
• Follow their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram; like and share the post with the contest description pinned on our social media pages.
• Send them an email at scholarship@ivypanda.com with “IvyPanda Writing Contest Submission” as the subject line and the following content inside (in this particular order):
• Your essay
• The screenshot proving that you followed their social media
• The screenshot of the post with the contest description shared on your social media.
• The answer to the question: “Where did you find out about the IvyPanda Contest?”
• Each participant may submit only one essay and win just one award.

How the essays would be Evaluated

• All submitted works will be evaluated by a team of highly qualified writers and editors based on the following criteria:

• Grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Organization
• Style
• Referencing system

The winners will be determined based on their editors’ team evaluation.

• The best essays will be published on the IvyPanda blog.