The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) are currently accepting entries for its World Maritime Day Essay Competition. The competition, which is open to Nigerian undergraduates, will see participants write and submit essays about the Nigerian and global maritime sector, for a chance to win prizes and gain wide recognition.
Read more about Opportunities
NIMASA is organizing this essay competition in commemoration of World Maritime Day, which is themed ‘Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet.’ It is designed to spark the interest of young Nigerians in the maritime sector, and make them aware of the many opportunities that exist within it.
Prizes received for the competition’s top essays will depend on what rank they achieve. There will be prizes for the top three participants, as well as consolation awards for the next seven entries.
World Maritime Day is marked and celebrated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its member states across the world. NIMASA is a government agency that regulates Nigerian shipping, maritime labour, and the country’s coastal waters. It also carries out inspections and provides search and rescue services.
Benefits
Top entries in this competition will receive the following prizes:
- First Prize: ₦500,000 education grant, a laptop, and a plaque. The first placed person will also have their winning essay published in NIMASA’s magazine, The VOYAGE, and on the NIMASA website.
- Second Prize: ₦350,000 education grant, a laptop, and a plaque.
- Third Prize: ₦250,000 education grant, a laptop, and a plaque.
- Contestants placed fourth to tenth will get education grants of ₦100,000 each, and a plaque.
Sign up to the Connect Nigeria daily newsletter
Eligibility
NIMASA expects persons who enter this competition to meet these conditions:
- Be first or second-year students of Nigerian tertiary institutions.
- Scan original proof of studentship, including their letters of admission and student identity card, and submit them along with their essay.
- Their essay should be no longer than 1,200 words, double spaced in a Microsoft Word document and in font size 12.
- Include their name, telephone number, and email address at the end of their essay.
Note: Plagiarized essays will not be accepted.
Persons who meet these conditions should email their essay and other specified documents to [email protected] and [email protected].
Winners will be notified within the two weeks following the deadline for entries. Prizes and awards will be presented at a date that will be announced soon.
The deadline for entries into this competition is April 3, 2022.
Featured Image Source: Scholarship Region
Got a suggestion? Contact us:Â [email protected]
I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme.
Did you design this website yourself or did you hire someone to
do it for you? Plz reply as I’m looking to design my own blog and would like to find out where u got this from.
thanks a lot
Yes, it is quite interesting to pass the competition. But for this you need to have special knowledge, which I unfortunately do not have. When writing essays, I always take proposal writing services https://www.dissertation-service.org/research-proposal-writing-service/ And only professionals help me bring the work to completion and get the highest score.
How to complete a North American paper writing due to poor English? How to write Essay in college? Can I write Essay if my foundation is not good? In fact, these are not the main problems. As long as we use the correct methods and use some software, this website has relevant introductions. Even if we use translation method to write homework, it can achieve PASS. Today, the editor will take a inventory of the three major difficulties in North American paper ghostwriting https://www.lxws.net/beimeidaixie.html , including format problems, academic problems, and logical problems. I hope these contents can help everyone solve the problems in North American paper writing. I hope every student can pass the exam smoothly!
PLEASE, HOW CAN I START. AM AN UNDERGRADUATE, 200-LEVEL WITH A FIELD OF STUDY IN PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING.AT RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY.