Nigerian Stock Exchange Annual National Essay Competition 2016

Brief Description: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2016 edition of its annual Essay Competition.

Submission Deadline:  NSE Annual Essay
competition deadline is 14th October, 2016

Offered Annually? Yes

Offered Since: 2001

Scholarship Type: Essay Competition

About Award: The NSE Annual 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.

Selection Criteria and Eligibility

• 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  entry form and complete all the mandatory fields
• The maximum word-counts are 1000 words
• Entries will be disqualified if they fail to meet these requirements

Essay Topic: “What is the biggest obstacle to saving and investing money and how can The Nigerian Stock Exchange help?”

Number of Winners: Ten

Prizes

1st Prize –

• N250,000 worth of shares
• N500,000 scholarship fund for university education
• Laptop
• Certificate of achievement
• Headline daily NSE (Market close) Closing Gong ceremony

2nd Prize –

• N200,000 worth of shares
• N400,000 scholarship fund for university education
• Laptop
• Certificate of achievement
• Participate in a Closing Gong ceremony

3rd Prize

• N150,000 worth of shares
• N300,000 scholarship fund for university education
• Laptop
• Certificate of achievement
• Participate in a Closing Gong ceremony

Consolation Prizes: 7 Mini Laptops for 7 National winners

The schools of the winning students will also get Trophy, PCs and Printers

Eligible Countries: Nigeria

How to Enter:

• Click here to download the 2016 Essay Competition form 
• Send your completed entry form/essay via e-mail to essay@nse.com.ng or submit your essay online at facebook.com/TheNigerianStockExchange.

View Contest Webpage for More Details

Important notes:

• 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 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