Essay contest

The ElS Educational Services has announced the third year of their sponsorship in conjunction with the United Nations — Many languages, One World Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum for 2016. The contest will qualify contestants for a trip to New York to participate in the United Nations Global Youth Forum.

For this year’s contest, 10 winners will be selected from entries in each language for a total of 60 winners. ElS Educational Services, Inc will award each winner with an all-expense paid trip to New York in July of 2016. The deadline for essay submission is 11:59 pm EST Thursday March 31, 2016.

Eligibility:

• Students 18 years of age and older who are currently enrolled in a full-time degree programme at university are eligible to compete to win a place as a delegate to the Global Youth Forum.  Students must be recommended by a faculty m or authorised university representative.
• Essay, not to exceed 2000 words, should explore how multilingual ability advances global citizenship and cultural understanding.
• Entries should be in an official language of the UN that is not the first language of the entrant. For complete contest rules and information on how to enter, visit: Manylanguages OneWorld.ElS.edu.