Deadline : Every year
About this essay competition
This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to
harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world's youth in promoting
a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also aims to inspire society
to learn from the young minds and to think about how each of us can make a
difference in the world.
Theme
- What does a peaceful world look like to you? How can young people work together, using creative ideas and approaches to realize a peaceful future? Please share your specific ideas.
- Essays may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of June 15, 2023) in one of the following age categories: a) Children (ages up to 14) b) Youth (ages 15 - 25)
- Essays must be 700 words or less in English or French, or 1600 characters or less in Japanese. Essays must be typed, with your name and essay title included at the top of the first page.
- There are no particular rules regarding formatting (font style, size, line space, etc.). However, essays must be submitted in either MS Word (DOC/DOCX) or PDF format.
Guidelines
- Entries must be submitted online. To send your essay online, you must go to the online registration page, and follow the required steps. Entries submitted by postal mail or e-mail are not accepted.
- Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group by creating an ‘account for school/organization entrant’ on the online registration page.
- Only one entry per person is accepted.
- We are unable to confirm receipt of essays.
- Essays must be original and unpublished. Plagiarized entries will be rejected.
- Essays must be written by one person. Co-authored essays are not accepted.
- By submitting your essay, you give permission to the organizer to publish it in any medium. Ownership of the essay remains with the entrant.
Prizes
The following awards will be given in the Children’s category
and Youth category respectively:
1st Prize: Certificate, prize of 100,000 Yen
(approx. US$740 ) and gift ... 1 entrant
2nd Prize: Certificate, prize of 50,000 Yen
(approx. US$370 ) and gift ... 3 entrants
3rd Prize: Certificate and gift ... 5 entrants
Honorable Mention: Certificate and gift ...
25 entrants
* Additional awards (Best School Award, School Incentive Award) will be given if applicable.
* All prize winners will be announced on October
31, 2023 (Japan time) on this website. Certificates and gifts will be mailed to
the winners in December 2023.
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