Youth Support Counseling Consult (YSCC) 's mission is to empower youths by providing Guidance, Counseling, Information and access to Education for Nigerian youths . YSCC also provides counseling consultation services to academic institutions and youth organizations.
2013 National Essay Competition
This essay competition presented by Youth Support Counseling Consult aims to celebrate and nurture the creative talents of young writers from secondary schools across Nigeria by providing a platform for students to compete with their peers.
Topic
Is the Internet a Blessing, or a Curse for the Millennial Generation?
Eligibility
- Participation is free of all charges and is open to secondary school students in Year 11 or 12 (SS2 or SS3).
- To be eligible, entries must be original works of prose, between 1,000 to 2,000 words in length.
Rules/Guidelines
- Each entrant may submit only one essay.
- All entries must be original works by student submitting the essay. Entries may not have been previously published in professional media.
- Entries must be submitted in electronic format; as an email attachment in a double-spaced MS Word document with numbered pages. Please note that all other formats will be disqualified.
- Each entry must have a cover page with the author's name, full mailing address, telephone number and email address. Every subsequent page must carry the student’s name and page number.
- All entries are final. No revisions are accepted.
Prizes
Winners of the 2013 National Essay Competition will be awarded the following prizes. Please note that prizes will be awarded to winners, as well as, schools attended by the winner.
1st Prize: All-Expense-paid tour of top UK Universities for 1st place winner plus 4 laptop computers to be presented to the IT lab of secondary school attended by winner
2nd Prize: All-Expense-paid tour of top UK Universities for 2nd place winner plus 3 laptop computers to be presented to the IT lab of secondary school attended by winner
3rd Prize: All-Expense-paid tour of top UK Universities for 3rd place winner plus 2 laptop computers to be presented to the IT lab of secondary school attended by winner
4th Prize: All-Expense-paid tour of top UK Universities for 4th place winner plus 1 laptop computer to be presented to the IT lab of secondary school attended by winner
5th Prize: All-Expense-paid tour of top UK Universities for 5th place winner
Entries Closing Date
31st of March 2013
How To Participate
Entries must be submitted in electronic format; as an email attachment in a double-spaced MS Word document with numbered pages to:
[email protected]
Please note that all other formats will be disqualified.
Prize/Award Presentation Ceremony
Venue: Apa Hall, Eko Hotel & Suites. Victoria Island, Lagos
Date: 18th April 2013
Time: 10am
Parents and school administrators are encouraged to attend event with winners to receive the prize to be awarded to winner's school.
Winners will be individually notified of the results by email or telephone.
For further enquiries please contact
[email protected] or call 018962680, 070429325045