NSE Essay Competition: Write your way to a N400,000 scholarship

Write your way to a N400,000 scholarship, N300,000 equity investment and a tablet in The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition for Secondary School Students and an additional prize of 3 PCs & a printer for your school.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 13th edition of its annual Essay Competition. 

  

The NSE Essay Competition, themed "Building a Sustainable Capital Market", is one of the Exchange's financial literacy and inclusion initiatives aimed at building a financially savvy generation.

Essay Topic: 

Understanding the activities of the Nigerian capital market is important for today's youth. Discuss​

How to Enter:​​

• Download the 2014 Essay Competition form from  http://www.nse.com.ng/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/essay
• Send your completed entry form/essay via e-mail to essay@nse.com.ng or submit your essay online at www.facebook.com/TheNigerianStockExchange. You can also send your completed entry/essay​through any branch of The NSE nearest to you

Essay Deadline:​

November 14, 2014

 Prizes:​

​Recipient	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Student	*N300,000 Equity Investment	*N200,000 Equity Investment	*N100,000 Equity Investment
	*N400,000 scholarship fund for university education	*N300,000 scholarship fund for university education	*N200,000 scholarship fund for university education
	* Tablet	* Tablet	* Tablet
School	*Trophy	*Trophy	*Trophy
	* Three PCs and a printer	* Two PCs and a printer	* PC and a printer

Consolation Prizes for 7 National Winners:  Certificate of Accomplishment and Mini Laptop

​Rules

• The Competition is open to only students in Senior Secondary Schools
• Entries must be written in English and be the original work of the writer
• Entrants must submit essay on the competitions entry form and complete all the mandatory fields.
• The maximum word-counts are 1000 words
• Entries will be disqu​alified if they fail to meet these requirements

Notes for Guidance

• Entries must be the original work of the writer.  This does not rule out input or assistance from others
• Entrants are encouraged to be creative in their response to a topic
• Entries must respond to the topic
• Award-winning entrants are expected to show originality, focus on topic and competent use of English as a written language.  This includes correct spelling, a good standard of punctuation and neat presentation

In the last 14 years, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition has been inspiring thousands of young people across Nigeria.

Visit http://www.nse.com.ng/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/essay for more information