Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics

Award Amount
Award Amount

$2,000

Application deadline
Application deadline

January 21

Awarded By:

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Five awards offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for international and U.S. students.
  2. Must be a full-time student.
  3. Must be a registered undergraduate junior or senior at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States during the fall semester.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is for U.S. and international college juniors and/or seniors who are enrolled at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States during the fall semester.

Application requirements for the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics are:

  • Entry form
  • Essay (3 copies)
  • Recommendation letter
Additional Information: The readers are looking for: adherence to design format and carefully proofread essays; well thought out essays, which do not stray from the topic; depth of feeling, genuine grappling with a moral dilemma; originality and imagination; eloquence of writing style; and intensity and unity in the essay.

Award Amount: One first-prize award for $5,000, one second-prize award for $2,500, one third-prize award for $1,500, and two honorable mention prizes for $500 each. All awards are made on an annual basis and are non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $2,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Tuesday, January 21

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Tuesday, January 21

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics is an essay contest. Essay topics and the online entry form are available on the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity website. After registering with the website, applicants may submit their essays online. The completed online entry must be reviewed and verified by the applicant and his/her faculty sponsor (any interested professor at the student's school may act as a faculty sponsor). Essays may be written in the formal or informal voice, but most importantly, an individual voice should be represented within the essay. In 3,000 to 4,000 words, students are encouraged to raise questions, single out issues and identify dilemmas. The essay may be developed from any point of view and may take the form of an analysis that is biographical, historical, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological or theological. Suggested essay topics are provided. Essays must be the original, unpublished work of the student, and must be received online no later than the deadline date.
About The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity:
Contact Information: Annika Wadenius, Program Coordinator
Address: The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics c/o The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity 555 Madison Ave., 20th Floor New York, New York 10022
Email: [email protected]
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