The prize aims to widen interest in philosophy and encourage ambitious secondary school students to study philosophy at University. Entrants are invited to write an essay of up to 1,500 words on a philosophical topic. We award a first prize of £100, second prize of £50 and third prize of £25.
Prize winners
We received a lot of entries and the judges enjoyed reading and providing feedback for all of the essays. We are pleased to announce the winners as follows:
First Prize
David Levy, JFS
Second Prize
Samira Sanders, Sheffield High School for Girls
Third Prize
Alexander Robson, City of London Schoo
Honorable Mentions
Callum Day, Stockport Grammar
Charvi Jain, North London Collegiate School
Katherine Stubbs, Bristol Grammar School
Lea Moutault, British School of Brussels
Phoebe Pascoe, The Godolphin and Latymer School
Thomas Bedford, Nottingham High School
Rituraj Sharma, Westminster School
Abbas Abid, Cheadle Hulme HS Sixth Form
Kikiopeoluwa Ajayi, St Paul's School