Winners participate in a 5 day International Youth Forum in New York and
present their work at the United Nations Headquarters on June 27th
Airfare, room and board provided
Write an
essay (2000 words or less) discussing the ideas of global citizenship and
understanding and the role that multilingual ability can play in fostering
these. Your essay should reflect your academic, cultural and national context.
Entries must
be in an official language of the United Nations that is not the entrant's
first language or primary language of instruction in his or her primary or
secondary education. Students must be full-time university students, sponsored
by a Faculty Member or University Representative, and must be 18 years of age
or older.
Essay
Submission Deadline: February 21, 2014
For more
information and essay submission please visit the United Nations Academic Impact Student Essay Contest page.
