Zeribe Nwosu Foundation (ZNF) Annual Essay Competition for Nigerian Students 2025

Published: 18 Apr 2025

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

ZNF Essay Competition

Application Deadline	May 31, 2025
Type	Undergraduate
Sponsor	Zeribe Nwosu Foundation (ZNF)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of ZNF Essay Competition

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 for ZNF Essay Competition

• 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

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

Application Deadline

May 31, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Zeribe Nwosu Foundation (ZNF) on docs.google.com to apply