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IvyPanda Annual Essay Writing Contest Scholarship 2021 / How To Apply ($1500 in Scholarship)

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.
Annual Essay Writing Contest
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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.
Essay Contest
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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.

The Deadline for this Contest is MAY 31, 2020. 

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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