This essay contest is sponsored by the American Foreign Service Association in partnership with the U.S. Institute for Peace, Semester at Sea, and the National Student Leadership Conference. The contest challenges students to imagine themselves as a member of the Foreign Service tasked to resolve a crisis. Each year has a different topic for the essay.

Write an essay responding to a crisis topic as though they were members of the foreign service attempting to resolve the crisis.

Essays will be evaluated by members of the Foreign Service and their partners based on how well the  author understands the crisis topic and proposes valid solutions to resolve the crisis.

Website: http://www.afsa.org/essay-contest

Managing Organization: American Foreign Service Association

Contact:
Perri Green
green@afsa.org

Entry Fee: $0

Eligibility:
Eligibility for AFSA’s 2017 National High School Essay Contest is open to students in grades nine through twelve in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, or if they are U.S. citizens attending high school overseas. Students may be attending a public, private, or parochial school. Entries from home-schooled students are also accepted. Previous first-place winners and immediate relatives of directors or staff of the AFSA, the U.S. Institute of Peace, National Student Leadership Conference and Semester at Sea are not eligible to participate. Previous honorable mention recipients are eligible to enter.

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.

This essay contest is sponsored by the American Foreign Service Association in partnership with the U.S. Institute for Peace, Semester at Sea, and the National Student Leadership Conference. The contest challenges students to imagine themselves as a member of the Foreign Service tasked to resolve a crisis. Each year has a different topic for the essay.

Write an essay responding to a crisis topic as though they were members of the foreign service attempting to resolve the crisis.

Essays will be evaluated by members of the Foreign Service and their partners based on how well the  author understands the crisis topic and proposes valid solutions to resolve the crisis.

Website: http://www.afsa.org/essay-contest

Managing Organization: American Foreign Service Association

Contact:
Perri Green
green@afsa.org

Entry Fee: $0

Eligibility:
Eligibility for AFSA’s 2017 National High School Essay Contest is open to students in grades nine through twelve in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, or if they are U.S. citizens attending high school overseas. Students may be attending a public, private, or parochial school. Entries from home-schooled students are also accepted. Previous first-place winners and immediate relatives of directors or staff of the AFSA, the U.S. Institute of Peace, National Student Leadership Conference and Semester at Sea are not eligible to participate. Previous honorable mention recipients are eligible to enter.

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.