Competition · Online
VFW Voice of Democracy 2026–27 — audio essay contest
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
- Grades 9–12
- Cost not published
Deadline: Oct 31, 20269 days leftView details
Competition · Online
Royal Institute of Philosophy Think Student Essay Prize 2026–27
No foreign travel required
An international philosophy essay competition for 15–18-year-olds: write up to 1,200 words on one of six questions; the winning essay is published in the journal Think.
- Grade
- Not published
- Age
- 15–18
- Age on Apr 19, 2027
- Residence
- Not published
- Entry
- Open application
Questions include free will and determinism, belief without evidence, moral facts, thinking in an age of machines, genetic engineering of future generations and panpsychism. The winner is chosen on the essay plus the mini viva; shortlisted entrants get a year's subscription to Think and longlisted entrants other prizes.
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