{"id":9418,"date":"2019-10-21T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/?p=9418"},"modified":"2019-10-21T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T10:30:17","slug":"uba-foundations-national-essay-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/uba-foundations-national-essay-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition 2019 &#124; How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition application form 2019 | How to apply.<\/strong><br \/>\nBelow, are the details on UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition application form, requirements, eligibility,\u00a0 qualifications needed, application guidelines, application deadline, how to apply, closing date, and other opportunities links for South Africans is published here on <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\">Southafricaportal.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong> as well as on the official website\/application portal.<\/p>\n<h2>UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition 2019 for Nigerian students (Win N2,000,000 prize)<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition application details<\/strong> have been published here. All Eligible and Interested applicants may apply online for this opportunity before the application deadline-closing date.<br \/>\n<em><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget that\u00a0<b>UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition<\/b>\u00a0is totally free of charge<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t send anyone money for this opportunity.<\/li>\n<li>Beware of Fraudsters!!!!<\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to our notification list with your email to receive the Latest Opportunities Update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Details of UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is pleased to announce the 2019 edition of its annual\u00a0National Essay Competition in Nigeria.<br \/>\nNow in its 9th year, the essay competition, targeted at senior secondary school students in Nigeria is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation\u2019s education initiative which is aimed at promoting the reading culture and encouraging healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and across Africa.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Essay Topic:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWhat do you think the government should do to control fraud in Nigeria?\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First prize:<\/strong>\u00a0N2,000,000 educational grant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second prize:<\/strong>\u00a0N1,500,000 educational grant<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third prize:\u00a0<\/strong>N1,000,000 educational grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to Senior Secondary School students in Nigeria;<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must attach photocopies of their original birth certificates or photocopies of international passport data page;<\/li>\n<li>Applicants should send in handwritten essay entries of not more than 750 words on the competition topic;<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must submit their complete contact information (School name and address, residential address, phone number and email address);<\/li>\n<li>The educational grant in only applicable to students who intend to study in an African University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selection Process<\/strong><br \/>\nEntries received from students for the competition will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges made up of professors from reputable Nigerian Universities, who will then shortlist 12 best essays for further assessment. Following this, a second round of the competition will involve the 12 finalists who will write a second supervised essay from which three best essays will be selected as the overall winners from the 12 finalists emerged from the first round of the competition.<br \/>\n<strong>Application<\/strong><br \/>\nApplicants are to send their entries to<br \/>\nUBA Foundation,<br \/>\nUBA House, 57 Marina,<br \/>\nLagos State.<br \/>\nFor more information, visit\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/2019-national-essay-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UBA Essay<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Deadline: November 4, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nHowever, if you have any Feeling regarding the\u00a0<strong><b>UBA Foundation\u2019s National Essay Competition<\/b><\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Please kindly DROP A COMMENT below and we will respond to it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please help others by sharing this post on any social media.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; 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