Entries open for Global Essay Competition
Deadline Date: February 01, 2025
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Donor Name: St. Gallen Symposium
Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000
Compete in St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition and qualify for participation as a Leader of Tomorrow in the world’s premier opportunity for cross-generational debates. Meet 300 of society’s brightest young minds. Present and debate your ideas with 600 senior leaders. Gain a unique and new perspective on this year’s topic. Become a member of a unique global community. Participate in the symposium with them.
What’s your innovative idea to address a related risk or opportunity?
- Briefly describe one specific risk or opportunity related to shifting power across world regions and nations in some specific field, including (but not limited to!) politics, business, economics, technology, sustainability or security
- Offer your innovative and concrete solution to address this development, i.e. how to deal with the risk or leverage the opportunity you’ve identified
- Be bold and think beyond the status quo, while being as specific as possible
Prize Information
- Win prize money of CHF 20,000 split amongst the three winners.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:
- Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university
- Born in 1995 or later
Application Requirements
- Make sure you can provide the following documents:
- Copy of passport or other identification (in English for non-Roman languages)
- Confirmation of matriculation/enrolment from your university which proves your enrollment in a graduate/postgraduate level programme as of 1 February 2025
- Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the file metadata or the file itself
For more information, visit St. Gallen Symposium.
