Applications are Now Open for the St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition

Name of the Event: Global Essay Competition

Date: 6 - 8 May 2025

Place: St. Gallen, Switzerland

Working language: English

Last Date of Application: 1 February 2025

Link to Apply:

Apply Here

The St. Gallen Global Essay Competition is a global student essay competition, offering students who study at graduate or postgraduate levels around the world the opportunity to apply for participation at the St. Gallen Symposium.

For your contribution to be valid, the following criteria must be met:

1. Form -

   Essay (max. 2,100 words, excl. abstract, bibliography, and footnotes)

   
   

2. Anonymity -

   Your name, e-mail address, university, or any identifying details must not be mentioned anywhere in the contribution file.

   
   

3. Individuality -

   Individual work is expected, no group work is allowed. The essay must be written exclusively for this contest. The idea must be the author’s own.

   
   

4. Citation -

   All sources must be cited and referred to the respective part of the essay. All contributions will be tested for plagiarism.

   Any auxiliary aids (AI, proofreading, translation service, layout/graphics services, writing and translation programs, etc.) are to be listed in an auxiliary aids directory.

   
   

5. Template -

   Download the Template for the Global Essay Competition

Benefits:

• Participation in the symposium is free for all Leaders of Tomorrow.

• Expenses for travel, board and lodging are covered by the ISC.

  
  

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - leadersoftomorrow@symposium.org