Since 1999, AFSA has sponsored a nationwide high school essay contest for students whose parents are not in the Foreign Service in order to create interest in the Foreign Service among our best and brightest high school students. In the twelve years since the contest began, we have received thousands of submissions from all over the country - all over the world, even - and we are continually impressed with the caliber of writing and research performed by these students.
The topic remained the same for the first eleven years of the contest. This year, we have revamped the topic and changed a few of our guidelines to challenge our students even more. Their performance in years past has been at such a high level that we feel confident in their ability to take on this new challenge and surprise us yet again with their skills.
To the right, you will find links to the most important information about the contest. The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2011. That means that mailed submissions must have a postmark of that date or earlier.
For more information about AFSA's National High School Essay Contest, please contact Coordinator for Special Awards and Outreach Perri Green at green@afsa.org or 202-719-9700.
THE 2011 TOPIC HAS BEEN POSTED!
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Contest open to all high school students whose parents are NOT IN the Foreign Service
$2,500 to the writer of the winning essay, in addition to an all-expense paid trip
to the nation’s capital from anywhere in the U.S. for the winner and their parents
The winner's school receives a donation of 10 copies of
AFSA's "Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work"
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