Monday 20 October 2014

Nigerian Stock Exchange Essay Competition: Write Your Way to a N400,000 Scholarship

Write your way to a N400,000 scholarship, N300,000 equity investment and a tablet in The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition for Secondary School Students and an additional prize of 3 PCs & a printer for your school. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 13th edition of its annual Essay Competition. The NSE Essay Competition, themed "Building a Sustainable Capital Market", is one of the Exchange's financial literacy and inclusion initiatives aimed at building a financially savvy generation.


Essay Topic: 

Understanding the activities of the Nigerian capital market is important for today's youth. Discuss

How to Enter:​​


Essay Deadline:​

November 14, 2014

 Prizes:​

 ​Recipient
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Student
           
           
*N300,000 Equity Investment
*N200,000 Equity Investment
*N100,000 Equity Investment
*N400,000 scholarship fund for university education
*N300,000 scholarship fund for university education
*N200,000 scholarship fund for university education
* Tablet
* Tablet
* Tablet
School
*Trophy
*Trophy
*Trophy
* Three PCs and a printer
* Two PCs and a printer
* PC and a printer
Consolation Prizes for 7 National Winners:  Certificate of Accomplishment and Mini Laptop




Rules

  • The Competition is open to only students in Senior Secondary Schools
  • Entries must be written in English and be the original work of the writer
  • Entrants must submit essay on the competitions entry form and complete all the mandatory fields.
  • The maximum word-counts are 1000 words
  • Entries will be dis-qu​alified if they fail to meet these requirements

Notes for Guidance

  • Entries must be the original work of the writer.  This does not rule out input or assistance from others
  • Entrants are encouraged to be creative in their response to a topic
  • Entries must respond to the topic
  • Award-winning entrants are expected to show originality, focus on topic and competent use of English as a written language. This includes correct spelling, a good standard of punctuation and neat presentation

In the last 14 years, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition has been inspiring thousands of young people across Nigeria. 
Visit http://www.nse.com.ng/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/essay for more information

Source: Linda ikeji blog

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