The International Philosophy Olympiad was first held in 1993 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, and has grown ever since. At the core of every International Philosophy Olympiad stands the essay competition in which high school students write an original essay on a philosophical topic they may choose out of four prescribed themes. Prizes include gold, silver and bronze medals, as well as Honorable Mentions.

Every student writes an essay on one of the four topics given to them. The time of writing is 4 hours.

The criteria of evaluation are: relevance to the topic, philosophical understanding of the topic, persuasive power of argumentation, coherence, and originality.

This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Website: http://www.philosophy-olympiad.org/

Managing Organization: Department of Philosophy of Sofia University

Contact:

philosophy.olympiad@gmail.com

Entry Fee: $

Eligibility:
Open to pupils from every country in the world who are enrolled in a high school at the time of the competition.

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.

The International Philosophy Olympiad was first held in 1993 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, and has grown ever since. At the core of every International Philosophy Olympiad stands the essay competition in which high school students write an original essay on a philosophical topic they may choose out of four prescribed themes. Prizes include gold, silver and bronze medals, as well as Honorable Mentions.

Every student writes an essay on one of the four topics given to them. The time of writing is 4 hours.

The criteria of evaluation are: relevance to the topic, philosophical understanding of the topic, persuasive power of argumentation, coherence, and originality.

This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Website: http://www.philosophy-olympiad.org/

Managing Organization: Department of Philosophy of Sofia University

Contact:

philosophy.olympiad@gmail.com

Entry Fee:

Eligibility:
Open to pupils from every country in the world who are enrolled in a high school at the time of the competition.

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.