UBA Foundation 2022 National Essay Competition for Nigerian Students (7.5 Million Naira in Prizes)

Published: 08 Sep 2022 2,634 views

Now in its 11th year, the essay competition, targeted at senior secondary school students in Nigeria is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which is aimed at promoting the reading culture and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.

Essay Topic: This year, the topic is “ASUU Strikes have often cost Nigerian students time. Advise the Nigerian government on how they can reach an agreement with ASUU to improve tertiary education in the country.”

UBA Foundation National Essay Competition

Application Deadline	October 14, 2022
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	College School
Sponsor	UBA Foundation
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of UBA Foundation National Essay Competition

• The first prize for the UBA National Essay Competition is a N3 million educational grant, while the second and third prizes are N2.5 million and N2 million in educational grants to any African University of their choice.

Requirements for UBA Foundation National Essay Competition

• Be a Secondary School Student
• Must submit a handwritten essay (750 words MAX)
• Must submit a passport photograph
• Must submit a copy of a birth certificate, National ID or passport

Selection Process

Selection procedure:

• Entries received for the competition will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges made up of professors from reputable Nigerian Universities, who will then shortlist 12 essays for further assessement.
• Following this, a second round of competition will involve the 12 finalists who will write a second supervised essay from which three best essays will be selected as the overall winners from the 12 finalists emerged from the first round of the competition

Application Deadline

October 14, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to UBA Foundation on forms.gle to apply