Essay Contest (Fall 2024)

This is an excellent opportunity for students to engage with critical questions about the impact of STEM on pressing global issues.

Essay Prompts:
Students can choose one of the following two essay prompts:

# 1: How can advances in STEM be used to address global disparities in education, healthcare, or access to technology? Choose one area and discuss how STEM can bridge these gaps.

# 2: STEM holds great promise for shaping the future. Reflect on one specific STEM field and discuss how it could shape the future of humanity for the better.

Essay Requirements:

  • 250 to 300 words; original and unpublished; NO plagiarism.
  • Essays will be judged based on relevance to theme, originality, clarity, structure, evidence, and writing style.
  • Essays must be submitted to SFH as a PDF attachment via this Google Form by 10/13/2024 Sunday, 11:59pm PDT: https://forms.gle/iXRs2gW6gGWDU4vj6

Prizes:

Winners will receive certificates, have their essays published in the SFH newsletter and website, and win SFH merch!