Now in its 12th edition, the UBA National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organized annually as part of the UBA Foundation’s education initiative.
The essay competition promotes the reading culture and encourages healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.
| UBA Essay Competition | Information |
|---|---|
| Scholarship Sponsor | UBA Foundation’s Education Initiative |
| Scholarship Type | Educational Grant |
| Scholarship Worth | ₦11.5 million |
| Number of Awards | 3 |
| Study Level | Secondary School |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Start Date | September 13th 2023 |
| Application Deadline | Friday, October 20th 2023 |
Scholarship Requirements
- Must 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 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 assessment.
Following this, the second round of the competition will involve the 12 finalists who will write a second supervised essay.
The three best essays will be selected as the winners from the 12 finalists who emerged from the first round of the competition.
Essay Topic
Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over Human Intelligence?
What should students do to ensure AI doesn’t override but enhance their ability to learn through research?
Award
- Winner: N5 million educational grant to any African University of their choice.
- 1st Runner-up: N3 million educational grants to any African University.
- 2nd runner-up: N2.5 million educational grants to any African University.
How to Apply
- Applicant must submit their completed contact information (Name, Age, School, Address of school, Telephone Number, Residential Address and Email Address).
- Applicants must attach photocopies of their original birth certificates or international passport data pages.
- Applicants must upload a handwritten essay on the portal
Deadline
Entries for the UBA National Essay Competition open on Wednesday, September 13th, 2023, and close on Friday, October 20th, 2023.
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I AM LOOKING FOR ESSAY WRITING COMPETITIONS THAT WILL TAKE ME ABROAD
Hello Chimuoma,
What’s your academic qualification?
Hi, i tried applying but when i clicked on apply here, i was directed to a page that said that no more forms were being received, even though the expiration of the application has not been reached
Essien,
Try again. This time, change your Chrome browser to desktop mode.
i am looking for a competition to take me abroad through essay writing can you help
Hello Chimuoma,
What’s your academic qualification?
I am trying to apply but it not working
Hadassah,
What is the challenge?
I can help you.
hi,am trying to apply for the competition but it not working
Hadassah,
What response are you getting?
I can’t enter the competition why.
Michelle,
You can only enter the competition when the application is open.
Good morning ma or sir. Please how do I know if I am part of the top twelve in the essay competition.
Hello Ngozi
You would be contacted via your personal details or through your school.
Good afternoon ma or sir. Please I want to know when I will get the reply from you people.
Ngozi,
You will be contacted in due time.
Hello…
Pll
Please is the commencement of this year’s essay competition..
Can I be notified..??
Yes, Glory
You will get the information here immediately after the commencement of the UBA essay competition.
Please is the competition still going on?
Hello Kate,
The UBA Foundation Essay Competition is yet to start this year.
You will get the update here when the essay competition kicks off.
Do have a wonderful day.
it is not working when i click on the link nd i tried using customer care but it didn’t work
Ayomide,
The essay competition for this year is yet to begin.
Excuse me,as entry to apply closed
Tolu,
Submission of Essay is not yet open for Secondary School students.
You will see the update here when the essay competition commences.
I’ve been trying since yesterday to upload my nephew’s essay and other documents, but it keeps rejecting it saying files could not be uploaded. Please, does anyone have an alternate means of submitting them? Like via email or something? Thanks.
Meghan,
There isn’t any other method to apply for the essay scholarship.
Try submitting your Nephew’s essay using a PC (laptop).
You could also contact UBA customer care with the email address [email protected]
I used a laptop already and got same reply. Let me try contacting their customer care.
Thanks for your help, appreciate.
pls send me a 50,000 i want to buy phone. pls send it to me pls thank you
Wow please can you teach me
Divine,
What do you want to learn?