Warwick Future Economists

Warwick Future Economist Competition

The Warwick Economics SocietyLink opens in a new window and the Department of Economics are delighted to invite 16-18 year olds from schools in the United Kingdom to take part in the Warwick Future Economist Competition to win £250.

Why take part?

Taking part in the Warwick Future Economist competition allows participants to:

Win up to £250 in cash prizes
Receive a certificate of participation*
Develop essay writing skills that closely resemble work completed at univeristy level and get a real flavour of what it is like to study at university

*All participants will also receive a certificate of participation and shortlisted contestants will have their names posted on our website as recognition of their efforts.

The Competition

Students are asked to write an essay of 1,000 words (maximum) on ONE of the topics below:

Resources

You may wish to refer to the guidance for writing essays (PDF)Link opens in a new window document produced by the Warwick Economics Society.

Submit your essay

Assessment

After the closing date, all submissions will be read by the Diversity and Outreach Officers in the Warwick Economics Society, who will select the best submissions to be read and revised by academic faculty in the Department of Economics. At the end of this process, four finalists and one winner will be selected.

Prizes

Prizes will be offered for the top five submissions as follows:

First prize = £250 cash prize
Finalists = £50 cash prize (x4)

All participants will be contacted about the results via email.

Widening Participation and Outreach

We are committed to making high-quality and challenging university education available to all students who are capable of benefiting from it. In line with our Widening Participation and Outreach aims and objectives, we encourage applications from students who are under-represented in HE. This includes but is not restricted to students who

live in a neighbourhood where the proportion of students going into higher education is low or an area that has high levels of deprivation
attend a school/college where performance is below average and where eligibility for Free School Meals is higher than average
have caring responsibilities or are a young carer
have spent time in care
are seeking asylum or have been granted refugee status

Submit your essay

Students should submit their essay as a doc, docx or PDF file, using the form below by no later than 9:00pm (UK Time) by TBC.

If you have any questions about this competition, please email the Warwick Economics Society Diversity and Outreach Team at outreach@warwickeconomicssociety.com.

ABOUT YOU

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Pronouns

Gender

Self-describe Gender

Is your gender identity the same as that which you were defined at birth?

Ethnicity

Do you have a disability or learning difficulty?

Self-describe disability or learning difficulty

Did any of your parents/guardians complete a university degree course or equivalent

Why are you asking for this information?

We are collecting demographic data of our registrants to monitor diversity and students’ engagement and participation in our events in line with the Department's Widening Participation and Outreach strategy objective to improve female and underrepresented groups' participation in economics.

ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL

School Name

School Address

School Postcode

Year of Study

COMPETITION ENTRY

Please upload your 1000 word essay

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File types accepted: doc, docx and PDF

MARKETING

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The data on this form relates to your competition submission as part of the Warwick Future Economist Competition The date and time of your submission, your identity and the work you have submitted will all be stored, but will not be used for any purpose other than administering and recording your competition submission.

The winners of the competition will be contacted via email within 1 month of the competition closing date.

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