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Call for Liberal Arts Essay Submissions — $1,000 cash prizes awarded!

Call for Liberal Arts essay submissions—$1,000 cash prizes awarded!

Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts (WaCLA) invites UW undergraduates to participate in an essay contest that explores the value of a liberal arts education. Cash prizes will be awarded to first place ($1,000) and second place ($750) winners in each category: freshmen/sophomores and juniors/seniors.

To apply, students must submit their essays to Gretchen Ludwig (gludwig@uw.edu) no later than 5 pm on Friday, May 4th, 2018 Essays must be 500 words maximum submitted in a Microsoft Word document that is double-spaced with centered title and 12 point font. Submission for school consideration should include a WaCLA cover page (included with attachment).