2008 Essay Contest Finalists Have Been Announced!
Click Here to see the top 10 finalists of our 2008 essay contest.
For our second annual National High School Essay Contest we invited students to submit essays of not more than 1,000 words on one of two topics -- "Climate and Evolution" or "Agriculture and Evolution." Click on the links below for more information.
14-JAN-08 Update: Is the essay you are about to submit as good as last year's winning essays? Gregory Simonian, Merve Fejzula, Shobha Topji, and Linda Zhou wrote excellent essays, and this year we expect even more competition, so give it your best effort.
13-JAN-08 Update: More prizes! We have received a pledge for four copies of Kansas Vs. Darwin, a documentary about the Kansas Evolution Hearings. Click the link for more details including a video trailer. Also see this review by Alliance Board Member Jerry Jellison.
| PRIZES | Student prizes start with $300 for first place. Click link at left for full details including incentives for sponsoring teachers, including books and DVDs. | |||
| Climate and Evolution | Click on the link at left for a description of this essay topic including some possible ideas to explore in your essay. | |||
| Agriculture and Evolution | Click on the link at left for a description of this essay topic including some possible ideas to explore in your essay. | |||
| OFFICIAL RULES | Click the link at left to view the official rules for this contest. | |||
| HOW TO ENTER | Click the link at left for information on how to register and how to submit your essay. | |||
| HOW TO WIN | Click the link at left for some valuable tips that will improve your odds of finishing high in our rankings. | |||
| HELP WANTED | Click on the link below to find out how you can help the Alliance for Science with a donation or by volunteering. | |||