Glassen Essay Competition - University of Manitoba.
The Philosophy Essay Prize is open to Year 12 or Lower 6th students. The aim of the Prize is to encourage able sixth formers to pursue their interest in Philosophy, with the hope that they will be encouraged to read this or related subjects at University. The titles for the 2020 Philosophy Essay Prize competition are as follows.Students may only submit an essay for one subject. Each school may only submit 5 entries per subject. The submission deadline for all entries apart from Philosophy is midday on Friday 6 March 2020. Students must complete the following web form, and ensure that they attach both their essay and a cover sheet (blank copy below).The Mission of the Kids Philosophy Slam is to give kids a voice and to inspire kids to think by unlocking their intellectual and creative potential through a unique and powerful philosophical forum. The 2020 Philosophy Slam Cancelled. due to COVID 19. April 1 update: Like so many events around the world, the 2020 Philosophy Slam Cancelled is cancelled due to COVID-19.
Background. Established by the John Conley Foundation for Ethics and Philosophy in Medicine, this annual essay contest has been administered by the AMA Journal of Ethics since 2004. Each spring, the AMA Journal of Ethics poses a question in ethics and professionalism as the topic for the contest. Essays are judged on clarity of writing, responsiveness to questions posed in the essay prompt.Essay must be submitted online or postmarked by May 28, 2020 for 11th and 12th graders and May 28, 2020 for 8th, 9th and 10th graders, no later than 11:59 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. The Ayn Rand Institute has the right to provide contest deadline extensions when deemed appropriate. Essay must be solely the work of the entrant.
Instructions for entrants and essay questions are provided for the Kelvin, Thomas Campion and Vellacott prizes on the lefthand side as attachments. There is also an FAQ page for entrants and their teachers, as well as a guide for teachers on how to use our online system to run an internal competition within school and how to approve or modify essays.
