Application is currently being invited from Primary School children in Primary 5 and Primary 6 the age of 8 and 11 for?Chief Olatunde Abudu Primary Schools Essay Competition (COAPSEC) Maiden edition. Application and submission end 31st January 2019.
Before you apply, please read the eligibility requirements and other very important information in the sections appearing further below.
Chief Olatunde Abudu, OFR, is a lawyer, industrialist, and philanthropist committed to promoting educational ?standards of excellence equitable to the best in the world.? Chief Abudu is keen to encourage children of all ages to voice their ideas about how to address national and global challenges.
There are already many essay competitions for secondary school children, and Chief Abudu believes that it is not too early to engage children in primary schools & The Chief Olatunde Abudu Primary Schools Essay Competition (COAPSEC) is his way of inviting young voices to join the conversation.
Interested applicants should hurry up and apply!
Scholarship Type:
Primary School Essay competition
Scholarship Benefits:
- All entrants will receive a certificate of participation.
- The first prize winner will receive a cash prize of N250,000.
- The second prize winner will receive a cash prize of N175,000.
- The third prize winner will receive a cash prize of N125,000.
- The coordinating teacher from each school whose student wins a prize will also receive a prize!
Entry Guidelines For Chief Olatunde Abudu Primary Schools Essay Competition:?
- This competition is open to primary school children in Primary 5 and Primary 6 between 8 ? 11 years of age.
- All entries must be in English.
- Entries must be entirely the work of the Entrant.
- Entrants may present their work in a format that best conveys their message.? This could be an essay, a story, a poem, a letter or a diary entry.
- The maximum number of words allowed in 750. This does not include the title.
- All entries must be hand written.
- Entries sent by email should be scanned.
- The entry form must be completed with all necessary information.
- All entries must be accompanied by a photocopy of original birth certificate or a photocopy of the entrant?s international passport data page.
- All entries must be submitted through the entrant?s school.
- Entrants may not submit more than one entry.
How to Apply for Chief Olatunde Abudu Primary Schools Essay Competition:
Interested candidates who meet the criteria listed above should submit their Essay and completed Application Form to:?[email protected].
