Contests

Harvard Undergraduate Health Policy Review Essay Contest https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BJUfAl0qSw7si2

With this essay contest, we hope to promote discussions of health policy among undergraduate and high school students while providing them with the opportunity to be published in the HUHPR. First place, second place, and third place winners from each of the high school and college divisions will be awarded with recognition on the homepage of our website (www.huhpr.org), a certificate, and publication in our next issue accompanied by a DOI.

PROMPT

In up to 1000 words, write an argumentative essay about a specific issue in healthcare, health ethics, or health policy, ideally in tune with current events. Potential topic ideas include:

There is a $15 submission fee for the Essay Contest, with the proceeds used to support HUHPR’s mission to continue to highlight voices from scholars around the world. Fee waivers are available. The deadline for submissions is December 1st, 2023, at 11:59 PM. You can find the submission form as well as further information about the contest and our submission guidelines at www.huhpr.org under the Essay Contest tab. 

Each summer, 80 of the world's most accomplished high school students gather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the Research Science Institute (RSI). RSI is the first cost-free to students, summer science & engineering program to combine on-campus course work in scientific theory with off-campus work in science and technology research.

Participants experience the entire research cycle from start to finish. They read the most current literature in their field, draft and execute a detailed research plan, and deliver conference-style oral and written reports on their findings.

As part of The Right to Vote: The Role of States and the US Constitution, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is hosting a contest to award ten $500 Voting Rights Prizes to outstanding student work demonstrating a commitment to civic engagement.

All high school students are eligible and encouraged to participate. Students can submit an original argumentative essay or letter, a podcast public service announcement, or a project report on an issue related to voting in their community, county, or state. All participants will receive a certificate of participation suitable for framing.

To be considered for one of the ten Voting Rights Prizes, all students—or their teachers or parents—must submit their entry at the link below by 8:00 a.m. ET on January 16, 2024.

A panel of Gilder Lehrman master teachers will review entries and choose the finalists. Institute staff and staff from partner organizations will determine the prize winners. The evaluation process will consider the depth of research, historical integrity, persuasiveness, quality of writing and production, and impact. Winners will be notified in late February and announced in early March 2024.