Age Categories:
“This competition is open to sixth form geography students aged 16-18 who are registered to study A Level Geography or equivalent in Year 12 or 13 on the closing date. Unfortunately, it is not open to 16-year-old GCSE level students who will be in Year 11 in September 2020.”
Deadline:
30 September 2020
Who is it for?
Sixth form students looking to be challenged in Geography beyond the curriculum. Particularly useful for any university Geography applicants, participating in extracurricular competitions endows you with the skills needed to succeed at university level, and can provide great personal statement content/ talking points at interview (for Oxbridge).
Overview:
“The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and the Financial Times are pleased to announce the launch of our School Essay Competition. We are seeking thoughtful and well-argued responses from sixth form geography students for this joint competition.
The winning essay will be published on the RGS-IBG’s website and may also be published on FT.com.
Title
What is the geographical story behind a chosen set or sets of data?
Guidance
Use FT for Schools and other sources to find data that will help you to tell a story about sustainability and climate change. Your story should be based around the COP-26 2021 aims ‘to increase climate ambition, build resilience and lower emissions’. You should consider a variety of scales – from local to global.
Format and requirements
A clear essay or ArcGIS StoryMap which is well-evidenced and reaches a clear conclusion
Submissions should not exceed 1000 words
You should provide referenced sources of information and data
Submissions must be your own work “