The Gulen Institute Youth Platform has announced its second international essay contest, which is open to all high school students in grades 9th through 12th currently enrolled in public or private schools from across the nation and abroad.

Topic of this year is:

“Creating solutions for the challenges faced by children today”

Awards for students Awards for teachers
1st place $ 3,000 1st place $ 1,000
2nd place $ 2,000 2nd place $ 750
3rd place $ 1,000 3rd place $ 500
4th – 15th place $   300 4th – 15th place $ 200
16th – 30th place   $     50  

In addition to these awards, all students who rank from 1st to 30th place will be awarded a 4-day trip to Washington, D.C. and New York for the award ceremony.

Airfare, accommodations, meals, and transportation expenses of award winning students will be sponsored.

Deadline for essay submission is January 31, 2012.

Please visit the event website, www.gulenyouthplatform.org, for writing strategies, judging criteria, pictures from the last year event, and all other details.