The Zeribe Nwosu Foundation (ZNF) hereby launch the ZNF Annual Essay Competition for the year 2025. In this essay, authors are to discuss the importance of collaboration (whether with colleagues, industry, within and cross institutions, local or international) in career advancement. Authors are encouraged to use examples to reinforce their essay. The essay to be submitted must be original and that of the authors. However, we encourage all authors to use this opportunity to learn to seek feedback from peers or mentors.
Essay Topic: The importance of collaboration in career advancement
Benefits
1st Prize – N100,000 (Fifty thousand Naira)
2nd Prize – N75,000 (Forty thousand Naira)
3rd Prize – N50,000 (Thirty thousand Naira)
+ 2 Honorable Mentions (at N25,000 each)
*NOTE – Collusion or plagiarism will lead to automatic disqualification. Essays written with AI will score low
Requirements
- The author must be an undergraduate in any Nigerian university (private or public).
- Individuals that would have completed NYSC by May 31 2025 are not eligible to apply.
- Only one submission is permitted per author.
- Essays that do not conform to the essay specifications below will be deemed ineligible.
- Only submissions made using this form will be considered. Unsolicited emailing of the essay to the foundation is not allowed.
Selection Process
- The author must be an undergraduate in any Nigerian university (private or public).
- Individuals that would have completed NYSC by May 31 2025 are not eligible to apply.
- Only one submission is permitted per author.
- Essays that do not conform to the essay specifications below will be deemed ineligible.
- Only submissions made using this form will be considered. Unsolicited emailing of the essay to the foundation is not allowed.
ESSAY SPECIFICATIONS
1. Essay should be a maximum of 2,000 words (excluding references if included)
2. Essay document layout should be: font size – 12, font type – Arial and line spacing – 1.5
TIMELINE
Submission deadline/closing date – May 31, 2025
Result announcement – August 1, 2025
EVALUATION/REVIEW
- Each essay will be reviewed by at least two persons who will assign scores (in percent) as follows:
- Adherence to essay specifications = 10
- Organization/structure/logical flow = 10
- Clearly outlined opportunities (with explanations) = 20
- Clearly outlined threats (with explanations) = 25
- Use of solid examples to buttress points = 10
- Grammatical and spelling correctness = 15
- Solid convincing conclusions = 10
- Evidence of plagiarism or reliance on AI = Disqualification
Method of Application
Click Here to Apply
Application Deadline: May 31, 2025.
