Each year, Fitzwilliam College runs competitions in a variety of subjects, allowing talented pupils to explore their interests beyond the school curriculum.
The University of Cambridge seeks out students with a passion for their subject and who have investigated it outside the classroom. Our essay competitions provide students with an opportunity to engage with their interests in this way, allowing them to demonstrate their enthusiasm for their subject.
2025 Competitions
This year we will be running essay competitions in Ancient World and Classics, Archaeology, Economics, Land Economy, Medieval World and Slavonic Studies.
In addition to our Essay Competitions, we will be running our Architectural Design Competition and, new for 2025, we will be launching our French and German translation competitions. Further particulars and this year's questions can be found at the links on our webpage. Please read the competition rules and submission guidelines carefully before entering a competition.
More information about our competitions, eligibility criteria, and competition rules, can be found on our webpage
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/event/fitzwilliam-college-competitions
Preparation Webinars
We will be running two webinars to support students entering our essay competitions.
The first webinar will be on the 29th of January 2025. It will focus on initial planning, research, and structuring of an academic essay
The webinar will take place at 6pm - if you cannot make this time, a recording will be made available on our website. Please use the link below to sign up for our initial preparation webinar:
https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bkms2bfeoIvsi6G
The second webinar will be on the 19th of February. A link to sign up will be made available closer to the time.
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