Minds Underground Competitions

Our 2025 Essay Competitions are live! Please see the questions when you click on each subject image below.

To see 2024 competition results and example winning entries, please visit the Results Page.

Young Minds Prize

A chance for our younger students (aged 14 & under) to explore beyond the curriculum in answer to contemporary questions and debates.

An abstract image featuring an atom, pens, trophies, a clock, and books floating in space, symbolizing the creative process and preparation for an essay competition

Senior Prizes

Hone writing skills, explore your interests beyond the school curriculum and gain a great talking-point on your university application. Competitions are aimed at Year 12, but open to younger applicants.

a planet, a book, an economics graph, neurons, a medicine case, trophies, and pens interconnected within a synapse, symbolizing the diverse fields and creative thinking involved in winning essay contest prizes

View Junior & Senior Competition Guidelines N.B. Students are permitted to enter in more than 1 subject category.

Submission Form

Young Minds (U14) Competition

Architecture Essay Competition

Economics Essay Competition

Geography Essay Competition

History Essay Competition

History of Art Essay Competition

Languages Essay Competition

Law Essay Competition

English Literature Essay Competition

Medicine Essay Competition

Philosophy Essay Competition

Politics Essay Competition

Psychology Essay Competition

STEM Essay Competitions (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Maths)

Veterinary Essay Competition

Engineering Innovation Challenge - Design a Wearable!

Classics Essay Competition

Dentistry Essay Competition