Deadline:
January 16, 2025
Location(s)
Online United Kingdom
Overview
Are you interested in attending the Immerse Cambridge Summer School? We offer a variety of summer programmes, from Architecture to Physics, and if you’re looking to showcase your academic skills then this is the essay competition for you! The Immerse Education Essay Competition offers applicants the opportunity to win a 100% scholarship to participate on an Immerse summer programme.
Participate in the Immerse Education Essay Competition for a chance to win a full or partial scholarship to our university and career preparation programmes. Since 2020, the competition has offered ambitious students the opportunity to win a full or partial scholarship on our award-winning programmes.
Details
The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students aged 13-18 to submit essay responses to a question of their choice relating to a subject of interest. Immerse annually updates its questions to inspire students to delve deeper into their favourite subjects. There are over twenty questions to choose from which can be found in our full Essay Competition Guide. 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship to study with us at a world-leading university of their choosing. Outstanding runners-up also receive partial scholarships.
Are you…?
- Are you a budding architect looking for the best architecture summer school?
- Perhaps you’re looking to hone your programming skills on our computer science summer program?
- Maybe you’re a motivated economist looking to enhance your knowledge on our economics summer school in Cambridge?
- Or perhaps, spending 2 weeks living in colleges of Cambridge University, meeting international friends, and learning from expert tutors, sounds like an inspirational experience?
- With 20 subjects to choose from, take your chance to win a 100% academic scholarship to our Cambridge Summer School.
What should I write about?
Our essay questions are pre-defined according to your age group and preferred subject. You are encouraged to tailor your essay response to reflect your interest in your chosen subject.
Essay Questions for 16 - 18 year olds
- Architecture Who is your favourite architect?
- Biology To what extent is human behaviour genetically determined?
- Chemistry What is the biggest impact that chemistry has had in the last 100 years?
- Computer Science Explain how computer science can be helpful in pandemics
- Creative Writing Does a personal diary constitute creative writing?
- Economics Examine the impact of Adam Smith on society
- Engineering We could not live without transistors. Do you agree?
- English Literature Literature is elitist. Do you agree?
- Female Future Leaders Who is the greatest female role model of the 21st Century?
- History What can the past teach us about the coronavirus pandemic?
- International Relations Is the UN still relevant?
- Law Legal decisions should be automated using algorithms. Discuss.
- Management What business leader has had made the biggest impact on society in the last 50 years?
- Mathematics Who is the greatest mathematician of the past 100 years?
- Medicine What makes a good doctor?
- Philosophy Who is the most underrated philosopher?
- Physics Why is physics important?
- Psychology Is psychology a science?
Essay Questions for 13 - 15 year olds
- Architecture What is your favourite architectural style, and why?
- Computer Science Why is studying Computer Science important?
- Creative Writing Who has the right to decide if a piece of creative writing is good or bad?
- Economics Explain the Tulip Mania of the Dutch Golden Age
- Engineering Why is Engineering important?
- International Relations What are the main causes of war?
- Law What does justice mean?
- Management What makes a business ‘successful’?
- Medicine What field of Medicine has the biggest impact on society?
Key dates
- Competition opens: 1st September 2020
- Competition closes: 5th January 2021
- Entrants informed of outcome: 25th January 2021
- Summer Programme dates: July – August 2021
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Students of all nationalities who will be aged 13-18 during the summer of 2025.
Dates
Deadline: January 16, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Prizes
- Runners-Up: 40 runners-up will be awarded partial scholarships of 75% to study their chosen subject with Immerse.
- 1st Place: 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship for their exceptional work. Take a look at previous essay competition winners.
- Runners-Up: The last category of 150 entrants receive partial scholarships worth 50%.Merit Awards
Any student who submits a full-length essay, but doesn’t receive a scholarship, will be eligible for the option of a £1000 award for our residential programmes, a £500 award for our Online Research Programmes, or a £250 award for our Group Online Research Programme.
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