FCDO Next Generation Economics Competition 2024

This informs the public about the FCDO Next Generation Economics Competition 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

FCDO Next Generation Economics Competition 2024

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) invites UK school students to write about big economic challenges by 28 June 2024. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) coordinates the UK’s diplomatic relationships, promotes UK interests abroad, and manages the UK’s overseas development budget.

Program Details

The Next Generation Economics competition is managed by the FCDO in collaboration with the Hub for Equal Representation (HER) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Economics is important to our work, whether it is evaluating the sustainability of the UK’s international climate change commitments or analysing the contribution of the UK in reducing global poverty through aid programmes. Economics helps the FCDO make the most of each pound of taxpayer money.

Prizes  

We will announce the competition results in July 2024. There are several prizes on offer:

  • The winner will receive a cash prize of £500
  • Two runners-up will each receive 250
  • Five shortlisted entrants will receive £100 each

The winner will present their essay to Adnan Khan, FCDO Chief Economist.

The top 8 entrants will be offered a fully-funded visit to the FCDO and the London School of Economics in London. They will also meet with one of the co-directors of the Hub for Equal Representation at the LSE. Fully funded visits are only available to UK-based entrants.

We will publish the letters of the winner and runners-up on the GOV.UK website and share them across the Government Economic Service.

The top 25 entrants will each receive an economics book, chosen from a shortlist selected by the FCDO Chief Economist.

Eligibility

To enter, you must be:

  • at least 14 years old
  • studying in the UK at the secondary school level (including sixth form and elective home education or homeschooling) or at a British international school

You do not need to be studying economics or have studied it.

Entering the competition is free.

How to Apply

For those interested in the FCDO Next Generation Economics Competition 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Do not include any personal information in the main part of your letter. This allows us to mark entries anonymously and as fairly as possible. You should include this in the cover email instead.

Your entry should:

  • be formatted as a letter addressed to the FCDO’s Chief Economist, Adnan Khan
  • be 1,000 words or fewer
  • clearly reference any evidence included. We recommend using the Harvard referencing style. References are not included in the word count
  • not use applications such as ChatGPT or other forms of artificial intelligence (AI)

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 28 June 2024.

Open this link for more details about the FCDO Next Generation Economics Competition 2024.

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