Deadline: 5 June 2025
The Fraser Institute is thrilled to seek submissions for its Student Essay Contest to promote student participation in economic discourse on current events and public policy.
This contest affords winning students the opportunity to have their work peer-reviewed and published early on in their academic career. In addition, they offer exciting cash prizes for the top five winning submissions!
Topic
- “What would the Essential Scholars say about Canadian economic prosperity today?”
Prize Information
- 1st Prize:
- High School: $1,500
- Undergraduate: $1,500
- Graduate: $1,500
- 2nd Prize:
- High School: $1,000
- Undergraduate: $1,000
- Graduate: $1,000
- 3rd Prize:
- High School: $750
- Undergraduate: $750
- Graduate: $750
- 4th Prize:
- High School: $500
- Undergraduate: $500
- Graduate: $500
- 5th Prize:
- High School: $250
- Undergraduate: $250
- Graduate: $250
Eligibility Criteria
- This contest is open to all High School, Undergraduate, and Graduate students in Canada and to Canadian students studying abroad. A student is defined as someone who attends school in the 2024/2025 school year or is enrolled to attend in 2025/2026.
- If you are an international student studying in Canada, you are eligible to participate in their 2025 Student Essay Contest.
Application Requirements
- Essays must be between 1,000-1,500 words (not including references).
- Introductory cover page that includes name of the author(s), mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
- High School students should include school and grade.
- Post-Secondary students should include school, major and year of graduation.
- Entries must include references cited from academic sources. Any academically acceptable referencing style may be used.
- Entry must be a single document, the header of each page of the essay must include the author’s full name and page number.
- Entries will be judged on originality, clear expression of ideas, the ability to empirically support their argument and understanding competitive markets and/or the impact of government intervention.
- Submitted in PDF format.
For more information, visit Fraser Institute.
