Poverty Cure Summit Essay Competition

We are excited to introduce an essay contest in coordination with our 2020 Poverty Cure Summit.

Undergraduate students are invited to submit a 500-600 word essay for the chance to win up to $5,000. To be eligible, students must participate in a minimum of two sessions of the online Poverty Cure Summit taking place November 18-19, 2020. Participation is FREE for students. Drawing directly from ideas shared in the Poverty Cure Summit, students should answer one of the following questions:

• What is an innovative solution to fight poverty?
• Which session or panel in the Poverty Cure Summit impacted you the most?
• Which poverty solutions best uphold the dignity of the human person?

The top 10 students will be invited to expand their essay to a long-form commentary to be featured in an Acton publication and will each receive a prize upon publication.

Contest Rules

• Submissions must be between 500 and 600 words.
• Essays must be emailed to essay@acton.org as a PDF.
  • Para enviar o seu ensaio em português, utilize este endereço de email: concurso_de_ensaios@acton.org
  • Para enviar su ensayo en español, use este correo electrónico: concurso_de_ensayos@acton.org
• The deadline to submit an essay for consideration in the competition is December 13, 2020.
• At the top of the document, please include:
  • Full name
  • Name of university or college
  • Poverty Cure Summit confirmation number (included in your registration confirmation email)