Essay Competitions for Ancient World/Classics and Land Economy
Following the success of the first essay competition for Lower Sixth Formers in 2009, and thanks to an anonymous donation, the College now runs annual essay competitions. This year's competitions are in Ancient World & Classics and Land Economy.
Competition rules
The word limit for essays in each competition is 2,500 words. Submitted essays must be typed in English, and every page should be marked with the entrant's name. All entrants must cite sources and secondary literature and provide a list of references at the end of the essay. You will be asked to supply your school or teacher's email address in order to allow the College to verify that the essay submitted is your own work.
Prizes and certificates will be awarded at the Fitzwilliam College Arts Open Day on 28th April 2012. The prize fund is £300, including a first prize of £200. Certificates of merit may be awarded to runners-up who have impressed the judges. The judges reserve the right not to award prizes if there is no entry of sufficient merit.
The closing date for all three competitions is Friday 2 March 2012.
Essay titles
Click on one of the links below to download the essay titles for the competition you wish to enter.
Ancient World & Classics essay competition titles (PDF file)
Land Economy essay competition titles (PDF file)
How to enter
Fill in and submit your details using the online entry form, and email your essay as a PDF file to essaycompetition@fitz.cam.ac.uk.
Previous competitions
The 2010-2011 competition challenged talented and ambitious Lower Sixth Form students to tackle topics such as the true purpose of 'Boris Bikes', the nature of musical genius, and the cultural influence of Egypt on Ancient Greece.
We apologise for the lack of essay competition reports from the previous year; due to technical difficulties they are not currently available on the website, but this will be rectified soon.