The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition 2025

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The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition (HCGEC) brings together ambitious high school students (aged 13 - 18) from around the world with a passion for, or interest in writing. This competition is an annual opportunity for students to showcase their talents on a global stage, compete to win exclusive educational opportunities and prizes, and explore different possibilities of a future in writing.

HCGEC believes that it’s important to cater to students with different interests, and therefore provides prompts from three different tracks: creative, argumentative (or persuasive), and journalistic. Each participant selects a prompt at the beginning of the competition and will submit a 500-word (max) essay.

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Competition Structure

HCGEC 2025 will run from February through March 2025. The competition features two key rounds, the regional qualifiers held throughout 5 regions, followed by the global finals. To compete in the global round, participants must go head-to-head with local participants and place in the top 15 of the regional qualifiers.

• APAC (East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania)
• Europe, Russia, and Central Asia
• Middle East, North Africa, Central and South Africa
• LATAM (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean)
• North America

Prizes

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How to Apply?

Interested students can apply online via this link.

Competition Deadline

• Early Bird - November 30th, 2024
• Regular Bird - January 31st, 2025

Contact - info@essaycomp.org.

Official Notification - The HCGEC 2025.