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Essay Prize
John Locke Institute (Oxford)

John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize

Students under 19 (Junior under 15; Senior 15-18) write an under-2,000-word essay on one set question across categories including Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Psychology, Law, Theology, and Science & Technology. Judged by senior academics from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Princeton, with scholarship prizes and a London ceremony. Popular with ambitious Turkish students.

Official application Source

Interest areas

Writing Humanities Philosophy Economics Politics Critical Thinking

Who it is for

  • Open to students from any country
  • Under 19 on the deadline (Junior under 15; Senior 15-18)
  • Individual original essay with an academic referee

What students gain

  • Category prizes incl. a $5,000 scholarship and a $10,000 grand-prize fellowship
  • Feedback exposure to leading academics
  • Invitation to the London awards ceremony

Application steps

  1. Register before the March deadline
  2. Write an essay (<2,000 words) on one set question
  3. Submit a correctly named PDF with a referee declaration