Info For You Lot Murtala Muhammed Foundation ‘Education For Change’ Examine Competition

‘Education for Change’ Essay Competition

Essay Subject: Good governance as well as economy
Course Level: Undergraduate, Secondary school
Provider: Murtala Muhammed Foundation
Country to Study in: Nigeria

Scholarship Description
The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) is pleased to denote the inaugural edition of the ‘Education for Change’ Essay competition, which is inwards business alongside the Foundation’s Public Policy Dialogues aimed at increasing transparency, democracy, as well as accountability inwards regime as well as the economy.

The 2013 Murtala Muhammed Foundation Policy Dialogue – volition bring equally its focus “Investing inwards Nigeria’s Future: Unlocking the Potential of our Next Generation of Leaders”.

In business alongside mmfoundation mandate to empower the youths to perish exemplary leaders that shall stir this cracking patch towards the path of sustainable development; the essay contest is focused on promoting critical thinking, harnessing ideas as well as developing the talents abilities gifts as well as skills inherent inwards the youth. This the foundation expects shall interpret into a ripple resultant of awareness as well as supply a platform for increase of hereafter leaders for Nigeria.

Eligibility
Rules & Regulations:

1. The contest is opened upwards to students from registered Federal as well as State Private Universities as well as Polytechnics of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
2. The contest is opened upwards to students from registered Public as well as Private Secondary Schools of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
3. All applicants must move legal residents of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
4. The candidate must move aged betwixt 18-25 years for Polytechnics as well as Universities as well as betwixt 12-17 years for secondary schools.
5. The essay submitted must not move to a greater extent than than v hundred words (500 Words). Failure to comply alongside this shall atomic number 82 to automatic disqualification.
6. All entries must move written inwards the English linguistic communication language.
7. The candidate must solely apply based on one topic that should move submitted electronically. Multiple applications volition move disqualified.
8. Relations as well as staff of the Murtala Muhammed Foundation are non eligible to apply.
9. Falsification of whatever special on the application shall nullify it.
10. The Applicants bio-data shall move used past times the Foundation for publicity purposes.
11. The pinnacle v shortlisted Applicants shall move invited for an interview as well as thence the pinnacle iii shall move awarded the prizes.
12. All entries must move properly referenced, equally plagiarism shall non move permitted. Note that information from the next websites is non allowed equally forms of reference for this competition: Wikipedia or whatever wiki links site. The query much reflects appropriate as well as relevant peer-reviewed journals as well as legitimate websites.

Judging:
Your essay shall move judged on 7 criteria:

1. Content: How convincing are the principal points as well as determination of the essay?
2. Organization: How logical is the time period of thoughts?
3. Relevance: Relationship betwixt the essay as well as the topic?
4. Critical thinking: Ability to intend creatively.
5. Grammar: Spelling as well as punctuation.
6. Reference: Ability to supply proper referencing from reliable sources.
7. Word Count: Adherence to the 500 words for the essay equally stipulated.

Eligible groups
Citizens of Nigeria ONLY

Participating Institutions
ALL registered Universities, Polytechnics AND Secondary Schools inwards Nigeria

Fields of study
UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC
Topic - Education is the close powerful weapon, which you lot tin utilisation to alter the world.
-- Nelson Mandela.

SECONDARY SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC
Topic - Education is that which remains when 1 has forgotten everything he learned inwards school
-- Albert Einstein.

Scholarship benefits
UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC
Prize:

• First prize: N150,000
• Second Prize: N100,000
• Third Prize: N75,000

SECONDARY SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC
Prize:

• First Prize: N100,000
• Second Prize: N75,000
• Third Prize: N50,000

Method of Application
All applications should move sent to info@mmfng.org alongside the applicants amount special (Full Names, Age, Gender, Email Addresses, Phone Contact, School/Institution, State of Residence, State of Origin). The deadline for submission is equally stated below.

DEADLINES:
The deadline for the submission of forms is 16th August, 2013.

PLEASE NOTE:
Successful candidates shall move contacted.

All entries must move properly referenced, equally plagiarism shall non move permitted. Note that information from the next websites is non allowed equally forms of reference for this competition: Wikipedia or whatever wiki links site.

The awards shall move presented at the Investing inwards Nigeria’s Future: Unlocking the Potential of our Next Generation of Leaders Conference on ninth October, 2013 as well as all pinnacle iii awardees shall move given a plaque as well as certificate of accomplishment as well as attend the pre-conference dinner alongside the Trustees’ of the Foundation.

Application Deadline: xvi August 2013
Open to International students: No (ONLY Nigerians)

More Scholarship Information as well as Application

Related: Undergraduate Scholarships for Nigerian Students

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