Civics Education Essay Contest 2021
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Description
Every year, in honor of Law Day, NCSC hosts a Civics Education Essay Contest. The goal of the contest is to get students engaged and ponder the importance of civics at home and in the classroom. The contest question is based on the American Bar Association’s annual theme. ABA’s 2021 Law Day theme is “Advancing the Rule of Law Now.”
Eligibilities
The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Students from any country may participate. Homeschoolers are also welcome to enter.
Benefits
3rd-5th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $300
- One (1) Second Place: $150
- One (1) Third Place: $100
6th-8th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $400
- One (1) Second Place: $200
- One (1) Third Place: $100
9th-12th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $1,000
- One (1) Second Place: $500
- One (1) Third Place: $250
Program Venue
Online
Eligible Regions
All Regions
All Countries
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Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
Application Process
Submit your entry by clicking here. This is the preferred method of entry. However, hand-written essays may be submitted by mail to NCSC, c/o Deirdre Roesch, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, Va., 23185. If submitting my mail, please include the following on a separate piece of paper: full name, school name, city, state, phone number, email (if applicable), teacher name and teacher email (if applicable).
Deadline:
Submissions are due by 11:59 pm (EST, US) on Friday, February 26, 2021.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Students from any country may participate. Home schoolers are also welcome to enter.
- All entries must be uploaded in the form on NCSC’s website at www.ncsc.org/contest. This is the preferred method of entry. However, hand-written essays may be submitted by mail to NCSC, c/o Deirdre Roesch, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, Va., 23185.
- Each entrant must answer the question in their own words.
- Elementary (3rd-5th grade) or middle (6th-8th grade) school students’ essays should not exceed 100 words for students. High school students’ essays should not exceed 500 words.
- There is no entry fee.
- Entries may be submitted through NCSC’s website beginning Monday, November 9, 2020. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm (EST,US) on Friday, February 26, 2021.
- All portions of the online entry form must be completed when you upload your essay in order for it to be eligible.
- The finalists will be judged by staff members of the National Center for State Courts on creativity, originality, overall quality and adherence to the theme.
- The decision of the judges is final.
- 10. Entrants grant NCSC the right to use their names, photographs, statements, quotes and testimonials for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes without notification or further compensation. This includes publication on NCSC’s social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Vimeo).
- NCSC maintains the right to reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, display, or exhibit the project for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes on its website, at conferences, or at any other venues.
- Entrants agree to be bound by the official contest rules and decisions of the judges.
- The failure to submit required information and forms, or any false statements or misrepresentations made by the entrant, shall constitute a violation of the official contest rules and subject the entrant’s submission to immediate disqualification.
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Civics Education Essay Contest 2021
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Opportunity Type
Competition
Full Time
Description
Every year, in honor of Law Day, NCSC hosts a Civics Education Essay Contest. The goal of the contest is to get students engaged and ponder the importance of civics at home and in the classroom. The contest question is based on the American Bar Association’s annual theme. ABA’s 2021 Law Day theme is “Advancing the Rule of Law Now.”
Eligibilities
The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Students from any country may participate. Homeschoolers are also welcome to enter.
Benefits
3rd-5th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $300
- One (1) Second Place: $150
- One (1) Third Place: $100
6th-8th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $400
- One (1) Second Place: $200
- One (1) Third Place: $100
9th-12th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $1,000
- One (1) Second Place: $500
- One (1) Third Place: $250
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Submit your entry by clicking here. This is the preferred method of entry. However, hand-written essays may be submitted by mail to NCSC, c/o Deirdre Roesch, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, Va., 23185. If submitting my mail, please include the following on a separate piece of paper: full name, school name, city, state, phone number, email (if applicable), teacher name and teacher email (if applicable).
Deadline:
Submissions are due by 11:59 pm (EST, US) on Friday, February 26, 2021.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Students from any country may participate. Home schoolers are also welcome to enter.
- All entries must be uploaded in the form on NCSC’s website at www.ncsc.org/contest. This is the preferred method of entry. However, hand-written essays may be submitted by mail to NCSC, c/o Deirdre Roesch, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, Va., 23185.
- Each entrant must answer the question in their own words.
- Elementary (3rd-5th grade) or middle (6th-8th grade) school students’ essays should not exceed 100 words for students. High school students’ essays should not exceed 500 words.
- There is no entry fee.
- Entries may be submitted through NCSC’s website beginning Monday, November 9, 2020. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm (EST,US) on Friday, February 26, 2021.
- All portions of the online entry form must be completed when you upload your essay in order for it to be eligible.
- The finalists will be judged by staff members of the National Center for State Courts on creativity, originality, overall quality and adherence to the theme.
- The decision of the judges is final.
- 10. Entrants grant NCSC the right to use their names, photographs, statements, quotes and testimonials for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes without notification or further compensation. This includes publication on NCSC’s social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Vimeo).
- NCSC maintains the right to reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, display, or exhibit the project for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes on its website, at conferences, or at any other venues.
- Entrants agree to be bound by the official contest rules and decisions of the judges.
- The failure to submit required information and forms, or any false statements or misrepresentations made by the entrant, shall constitute a violation of the official contest rules and subject the entrant’s submission to immediate disqualification.
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Civics Education Essay Contest 2021
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Opportunity Type
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Select Type
Description
Every year, in honor of Law Day, NCSC hosts a Civics Education Essay Contest. The goal of the contest is to get students engaged and ponder the importance of civics at home and in the classroom. The contest question is based on the American Bar Association’s annual theme. ABA’s 2021 Law Day theme is “Advancing the Rule of Law Now.”
Eligibilities
The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Students from any country may participate. Homeschoolers are also welcome to enter.
Benefits
3rd-5th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $300
- One (1) Second Place: $150
- One (1) Third Place: $100
6th-8th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $400
- One (1) Second Place: $200
- One (1) Third Place: $100
9th-12th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $1,000
- One (1) Second Place: $500
- One (1) Third Place: $250
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Submit your entry by clicking here. This is the preferred method of entry. However, hand-written essays may be submitted by mail to NCSC, c/o Deirdre Roesch, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, Va., 23185. If submitting my mail, please include the following on a separate piece of paper: full name, school name, city, state, phone number, email (if applicable), teacher name and teacher email (if applicable).
Deadline:
Submissions are due by 11:59 pm (EST, US) on Friday, February 26, 2021.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Students from any country may participate. Home schoolers are also welcome to enter.
- All entries must be uploaded in the form on NCSC’s website at www.ncsc.org/contest. This is the preferred method of entry. However, hand-written essays may be submitted by mail to NCSC, c/o Deirdre Roesch, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, Va., 23185.
- Each entrant must answer the question in their own words.
- Elementary (3rd-5th grade) or middle (6th-8th grade) school students’ essays should not exceed 100 words for students. High school students’ essays should not exceed 500 words.
- There is no entry fee.
- Entries may be submitted through NCSC’s website beginning Monday, November 9, 2020. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 pm (EST,US) on Friday, February 26, 2021.
- All portions of the online entry form must be completed when you upload your essay in order for it to be eligible.
- The finalists will be judged by staff members of the National Center for State Courts on creativity, originality, overall quality and adherence to the theme.
- The decision of the judges is final.
- 10. Entrants grant NCSC the right to use their names, photographs, statements, quotes and testimonials for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes without notification or further compensation. This includes publication on NCSC’s social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Vimeo).
- NCSC maintains the right to reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, display, or exhibit the project for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes on its website, at conferences, or at any other venues.
- Entrants agree to be bound by the official contest rules and decisions of the judges.
- The failure to submit required information and forms, or any false statements or misrepresentations made by the entrant, shall constitute a violation of the official contest rules and subject the entrant’s submission to immediate disqualification.
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Civics Education Essay Contest 2021
FUNDING TYPE
Description
Every year, in honor of Law Day, NCSC hosts a Civics Education Essay Contest. The goal of the contest is to get students engaged and ponder the importance of civics at home and in the classroom. The contest question is based on the American Bar Association’s annual theme. ABA’s 2021 Law Day theme is “Advancing the Rule of Law Now.”
BENIFITS
3rd-5th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $300
- One (1) Second Place: $150
- One (1) Third Place: $100
6th-8th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $400
- One (1) Second Place: $200
- One (1) Third Place: $100
9th-12th grade age level
- One (1) First Place: $1,000
- One (1) Second Place: $500
- One (1) Third Place: $250
Eligibilities
The contest is open to 3rd-12th grade students. Students from any country may participate. Homeschoolers are also welcome to enter.
For Further Queries:
droesch@ncsc.org
Eligible Regions:
Program Venue:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Submit your entry by clicking here. This is the preferred method of entry. However, hand-written essays may be submitted by mail to NCSC, c/o Deirdre Roesch, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, Va., 23185. If submitting my mail, please include the following on a separate piece of paper: full name, school name, city, state, phone number, email (if applicable), teacher name and teacher email (if applicable).
Deadline:
Submissions are due by 11:59 pm (EST, US) on Friday, February 26, 2021.
